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. 2017 Sep 29;8:1722. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01722

Table 3.

Moderation analyses for steroid hormones on the association between age and emotion experience.

Study 1: Men's health 40+ Study 2: Men stress 40+ Study 3: Fatherhood
R2 p-model B p-int R2 p-model B p-int R2 p-model B p-int
sT
Age:BSI-Anxiety 0.1472 0.0016 −0.0005 0.3678 0.4022 0.0001 −0.0027 0.0225* 0.1165 0.0000 0.0299 0.0511t
Age:BSI-Depression 0.1081 0.0451 −0.0002 0.7650 0.4070 0.0001 −0.0023 0.1014 0.1461 0.0000 0.0412 0.0210*
Age:BSI-Aggression x x x x x x x x 0.1319 0.0000 0.0025 0.8537
Age:BPAQ-Physical 0.0824 0.2390 0.0000 0.6071 0.2415 0.0950 −0.0013 0.4036 x x x x
Age:BPAQ -Verbal 0.0874 0.1819 −0.0001 0.6327 0.2310 0.1292 0.0004 0.7787 x x x x
Age:BPAQ -Anger 0.1111 0.0384 0.0001 0.4731 0.3362 0.0024 −0.0015 0.5085 x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Hostility 0.1123 0.0352 0.0001 0.5675 0.3134 0.0068 0.0010 0.6443 x x x x
Age:PANAS-PA x x x x 0.3038 0.0102 0.0029 0.2817 x x x x
Age:PANAS-NA x x x x 0.3762 0.0003 0.0001 0.9798 x x x x
sDHEA
Age:BSI-Anxiety 0.1512 0.0013 0.0000 0.5724 0.3998 0.0000 −0.0002 0.4071 x x x x
Age:BSI-Depression 0.1107 0.0395 −0.0001 0.2686 0.3689 0.0003 −0.0001 0.7650 x x x x
Age:BSI-Aggression x x x x x x x x x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Physical 0.0788 0.2954 0.0000 0.4515 0.3122 0.0046 0.0001 0.8676 x x x x
Age:BPAQ -Verbal 0.1031 0.0715 0.0000 0.4544 0.2237 0.1280 0.0003 0.2902 x x x x
Age:BPAQ -Anger 0.1123 0.0374 0.0000 0.4374 0.3318 0.0018 −0.0001 0.8520 x x x x
Age:BPAQ -Hostility 0.0977 0.1022 0.0000 0.6535 0.2987 0.0084 0.0005 0.2392 x x x x
Age:PANAS-PA x x x x 0.2924 0.0110 0.0002 0.6601 x x x x
Age:PANAS-NA x x x x 0.3719 0.0002 −0.0001 0.8460 x x x x
sE2
Age:BSI-Anxiety 0.1494 0.0012 −0.0006 0.9681 0.3830 0.0001 −0.0408 0.2942 0.1024 0.0001 −0.0061 0.6223
Age:BSI-Depression 0.1176 0.0204 −0.0020 0.9045 0.3775 0.0002 −0.0348 0.4528 0.1179 0.0000 0.0012 0.9328
Age:BSI-Aggression x x x x x x x x 0.1268 0.0000 −0.0102 0.3485
Age:BPAQ -Physical 0.0808 0.2527 0.0005 0.8382 0.3605 0.0004 0.0860 0.0841t x x x x
Age:BPAQ -Verbal 0.0845 0.2073 −0.0004 0.9136 0.2302 0.1054 0.0573 0.2342 x x x x
Age:BPAQ -Anger 0.1064 0.0512 0.0000 0.9867 0.3414 0.0011 0.0675 0.3471 x x x x
Age:BPAQ -Hostility 0.1001 0.0794 −0.0019 0.5024 0.3418 0.0011 0.1168 0.0922t x x x x
Age:PANAS-PA x x x x 0.2922 0.0111 −0.0046 0.9589 x x x x
Age:PANAS-NA x x x x 0.3710 0.0002 0.0427 0.5984 x x x x
sP
Age:BSI-Anxiety 0.1531 0.0012 −0.0009 0.2409 0.3841 0.0001 −0.0008 0.5020 x x x x
Age:BSI-Depression 0.1002 0.0871 −0.0008 0.3010 0.3662 0.0003 −0.0001 0.9650 x x x x
Age:BSI-Aggression x x x x x x x x x x x x
Age:BPAQ -Physical 0.1013 0.0848 0.0002 0.0685t 0.2836 0.0157 0.0009 0.5872 x x x x
Age:BPAQ -Verbal 0.0967 0.1140 0.0003 0.0896t 0.2159 0.1598 0.0002 0.8790 x x x x
Age:BPAQ -Anger 0.1166 0.0289 0.0001 0.5498 0.3415 0.0011 −0.0012 0.6108 x x x x
Age:BPAQ -Hostility 0.1083 0.0530 0.0000 0.8764 0.2956 0.0097 0.0015 0.4960 x x x x
Age:PANAS-PA x x x x 0.2943 0.0102 0.0000 0.9959 x x x x
Age:PANAS-NA x x x x 0.3833 0.0001 −0.0039 0.1331 x x x x
sC
Age:BSI-Anxiety 0.1719 0.0002 −0.0036 0.0453* 0.4062 0.0000 −0.0152 0.0262* 0.1019 0.0001 −0.0038 0.8224
Age:BSI-Depression 0.0985 0.1017 −0.0015 0.4010 0.3701 0.0002 −0.0024 0.7761 0.1162 0.0000 0.0048 0.8103
Age:BSI-Aggression x x x x x x x x 0.1248 0.0000 −0.0057 0.6997
Age:BPAQ -Physical 0.0808 0.2854 0.0002 0.4820 0.3534 0.0006 −0.0130 0.1421 x x x x
Age: BPAQ -Verbal 0.0886 0.1906 0.0007 0.0860t 0.2137 0.1698 −0.0005 0.9574 x x x x
Age:BPAQ -Anger 0.1226 0.0143 −0.0003 0.3036 0.3446 0.0010 −0.0172 0.1762 x x x x
Age:BPAQ -Hostility 0.1046 0.0720 0.0003 0.3866 0.3099 0.0051 0.0050 0.6912 x x x x
Age:PANAS-PA x x x x 0.2888 0.0128 −0.0033 0.8346 x x x x
Age:PANAS-NA x x x x 0.4051 0.0000 −0.0242 0.0859t x x x x
hT
Age:BSI-Anxiety 0.1531 0.0145 0.0201 0.3482 0.3864 0.0001 0.0100 0.1873 x x x x
Age:BSI-Depression 0.0943 0.3196 0.0089 0.6753 0.4157 0.0000 0.0059 0.4885 x x x x
Age:BSI-Aggression x x x x x x x x x x x x
Age:BPAQ -Physical 0.1404 0.0337 0.0033 0.3176 0.2607 0.0167 0.0105 0.2772 x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Verbal 0.0972 0.2917 −0.0005 0.9079 0.1250 0.5668 −0.0014 0.8852 x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Anger 0.1833 0.0018 0.0028 0.3843 0.3372 0.0007 0.0047 0.7437 x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Hostility 0.1376 0.0397 0.0018 0.6300 0.2867 0.0062 0.0067 0.6406 x x x x
Age:PANAS-PA x x x x 0.2605 0.0168 0.0209 0.2536 x x x x
Age:PANAS-NA x x x x 0.3719 0.0001 0.0394 0.0168* x x x x
hDHEA
Age:BSI-Anxiety 0.1333 0.0423 −0.0060 0.7751 0.3694 0.0003 −0.0032 0.3359 x x x x
Age:BSI-Depression 0.1028 0.2085 −0.0088 0.6658 0.3934 0.0001 0.0009 0.8064 x x x x
Age:BSI-Aggression x x x x x x x x x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Physical 0.1398 0.0296 0.0033 0.2984 0.3030 0.0050 0.0009 0.8242 x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Verbal 0.1104 0.1505 −0.0008 0.8498 0.1290 0.6066 −0.0014 0.7512 x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Anger 0.2003 0.0004 −0.0024 0.4477 0.3776 0.0002 0.0119 0.0526t x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Hostility 0.1642 0.0058 −0.0009 0.8088 0.2989 0.0059 −0.0047 0.4513 x x x x
Age:PANAS-PA x x x x 0.2830 0.0109 −0.0054 0.4867 x x x x
Age:PANAS-NA x x x x 0.3444 0.0008 0.0061 0.3993 x x x x
hP
Age:BSI-Anxiety 0.1316 0.0435 0.0026 0.8499 0.3633 0.0003 0.0007 0.9762 x x x x
Age:BSI-Depression 0.1012 0.2145 0.0199 0.1316 0.4058 0.0000 0.0187 0.4486 x x x x
Age:BSI-Aggression x x x x x x x x x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Physical 0.1502 0.0139 0.0044 0.0315* 0.2895 0.0086 −0.0100 0.7236 x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Verbal 0.1449 0.0197 0.0082 0.0044** 0.1263 0.6284 −0.0034 0.9045 x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Anger 0.2147 0.0001 0.0023 0.2521 0.3509 0.0006 −0.0178 0.6646 x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Hostility 0.1366 0.0334 0.0015 0.5164 0.3053 0.0046 −0.0294 0.4728 x x x x
Age:PANAS-PA x x x x 0.2571 0.0276 −0.0023 0.6722 x x x x
Age:PANAS-NA x x x x 0.3366 0.0012 −0.0136 0.7772 x x x x
hCrtsn
Age:BSI-Anxiety 0.1412 0.0239 −0.0008 0.4235 0.3307 0.0000 0.0010 0.4696 x x x x
Age:BSI-Depression 0.1066 0.1676 −0.0011 0.2718 0.3304 0.0000 0.0004 0.7142 x x x x
Age:BSI-Aggression x x x x x x x x x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Physical 0.1268 0.0598 0.0001 0.5739 0.3041 0.0001 −0.0008 6077 x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Verbal 0.1060 0.1764 0.0000 0.9583 0.1974 0.0270 −0.0026 0.0817t x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Anger 0.2078 0.0002 0.0003 0.0331* 0.3385 0.0000 −0.0013 0.5499 x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Hostility 0.1464 0.0179 0.0001 0.4087 0.2867 0.0003 −0.0037 0.0876t x x x x
Age:PANAS-PA x x x x 0.2838 0.0004 0.0041 0.1319 x x x x
Age:PANAS-NA x x x x 0.3489 0.0000 0.0005 0.8460 x x x x
hCrtsl
Age:BSI-Anxiety 0.1349 0.0400 −0.0019 0.5271 0.3386 0.0000 −0.0002 0.8469 x x x x
Age:BSI-Depression 0.0994 0.2465 −0.0023 0.4144 0.3473 0.0000 0.0023 0.0773t x x x x
Age:BSI-Aggression x x x x x x x x x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Physical 0.1257 0.0700 0.0002 0.6495 0.2709 0.0008 0.0000 0.9799 x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Verbal 0.1055 0.1933 0.0002 0.7724 0.1842 0.0458 −0.0004 0.7913 x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Anger 0.1992 0.0004 0.0010 0.0360* 0.2982 0.0002 −0.0011 0.3734 x x x x
Age:BPAQ-Hostility 0.1455 0.0216 0.0005 0.3547 0.2384 0.0043 0.0001 0.9689 x x x x
Age:PANAS-PA x x x x 0.2614 0.0013 0.0011 0.6576 x x x x
Age:PANAS-NA x x x x 0.3349 0.0000 −0.0017 0.4653 x x x x
t

p < 0.1;

*

p < 0.05;

**

p < 0.01.

T, Testosterone; C, Cortisol; DHEA, Dehydroepiandrosterone; P, Progesterone; E2, Estradiol; sC, salivary C; sT, salivary T; sDHEA, salivary DHEA; sP, salivary P; sE2, salivary E2; hT, hair T; hCrtsl, hair C; hDHEA, hair DHEA; hair P, hP; hair cortisone, hCrtson; BSI, Brief Symptom Inventory; PANAS, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; BPAQ, Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire.