Table 4.

Predictors of frequent attenders (0 = Non-frequent attenders; 1 = Frequent attenders; cut-off at the highest 5%). Results of multiple logistic regressions^a

	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)
Independent variables	Frequent attenders	Frequent attenders	Frequent attenders	Frequent attenders	Frequent attenders	Frequent attenders	Frequent attenders	Frequent attenders
Potential confounders	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Life satisfaction	0.79***
	(0.68 – 0.91)
Positive affect		0.83+
		(0.68 – 1.02)
Negative affect			1.34**
			(1.10 – 1.63)
Optimism				0.74**
				(0.62 – 0.89)
Self-efficacy					0.71**
					(0.56 – 0.89)
Self-esteem						0.81+
						(0.63 – 1.03)
Self-regulation							1.05
							(0.86 – 1.28)
Perceived stress								1.37***
								(1.18 – 1.61)
Constant	0.14*	0.21	0.05**	0.26	0.33	0.23	0.13*	0.04**
	(0.02 – 0.94)	(0.03 – 1.58)	(0.01 – 0.37)	(0.04 – 1.79)	(0.05 – 2.37)	(0.03 – 1.72)	(0.02 – 1.00)	(0.00 – 0.29)
Observations	6,730	6,725	6,724	6,764	6,760	6,778	6,662	6,692
Pseudo R2	0.124	0.121	0.123	0.123	0.123	0.120	0.118	0.125

^aAll estimations include age, (log) equivalence income, number of chronic diseases, Body-Mass-Index, as well as dummy-variables for sex, marital status, employment status, region, sports, alcohol consumption and smoking status as potential confounders. Odds ratios were reported; 95% confidence intervals in parentheses; ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05, + p < 0.10. Life satisfaction (SWLS, Pavot & Diener, 1993); Positive and negative affect (PANAS, Watson et al., 1988); Optimism (Brandtstädter & Wentura, 1994); Self-efficacy (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1999); Self-esteem (Rosenberg, 1965); Self-regulation (Freund & Baltes, 2002); Perceived stress (Cohen et al., 1983). The Wald test was used to test the significance of each parameter