Table 3.
Univariate beta coefficients of the RMET and IRI scales in predicting cortisol, heart rate, BP, and subjective stress reactivity, and the multivariate F-values per predictor in the combined data set (Study 1 and 2).
| Males & Females | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortisol reactivity |
Heart rate reactivity |
Systolic BP reactivity |
Diastolic BP reactivity |
Subjective stressa reactivity |
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| Beta | p | Beta | p | Beta | p | Beta | p | Beta | p | F(5,110) | ||
| RMET | .072 | .011∗ | .082 | .003∗∗ | .029 | .308 | .004 | .890 | -.027 | .334 | 3.49∗∗ | |
| EC | -.015 | .477 | .015 | .491 | .000 | .982 | -.017 | .449 | .060 | .006∗∗ | 2.11 | |
| PT | -.033 | .139 | -.044 | .046 | -.032 | .158 | -.024 | .289 | -.040 | .071 | 1.79 | |
Notes: Reactivity scores are post-stressor levels (based on highest group mean) regressed on pre-stressor levels and group allocation (TSST versus control). TSST = Trier Social Stress Test, BP = Blood Pressure, EC = Empathic Concern Scale of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, PT = Perspective Taking Scale of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, RMET = Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test, ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < 0.001.
a
State anxiety in men; Negative Affect in women.