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Table 2 Gender differences and zero-order correlations between aga and all main outcome variables

From: Stressors related to the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and the Ukraine crisis, and their impact on stress symptoms in Germany: analysis of cross-sectional survey data

variable

gender

variable

M (SD) (male)

M (SD) (female)

2. SSQ sum

3. SSQ psycho-logical

4. SSQ

physical

5. Covid-19 pandemic

stressors

6. Ukraine crisis stressors

7. climate change stressors

1. age

50.6 (17.5)

50.3 (16.8)

r = -.34

[-.37—-.31]

p < .001

r = -.37

[-.40—-.34]

p < .001

r = -.25

[-.27—-.20]

p < .001

r = -.11

[-.15—-.08]

p < .001

r = .12

[.09—.16]

p < .001

r < -01

[-.04—.04]

p = .981

2. SSQ sum

23.6 (19.7)

28.7 (21.3)

 

r = .98

[.97—.98]

p < .001

r = .90

[.90—.91]

p < .001

r = .55

[.52—.57]

p < .001

r = .30

[.27—.34]

p < .001

r = .32

[.29—.35]

p < .001

3. SSQ psychological

16.0 (13.5)

19.5 (14.7)

  

r = .79

[.78—.81]

p < .001

r = .53

[.50—.56]

p < .001

r = .29

[.25—.32]

p < .001

r = .31

[.27—.34]

p < .001

4. SSQ

physical

7.6

(7.3)

9.2

(7.7)

   

r = .51

[.48—.53]

p < .001

r = .28

[.25—.31]

p < .001

r = .30

[.27—.33]

p < .001

5. Covid-19 pandemic

stressors

1.6 (.9)

1.9 (.9)

    

r = .60

[.57—.62]

p < .001

r = .52

[.49—.55]

p < .001

6. Ukraine crisis stressors

2.2 (.9)

2.5 (.9)

     

r = .66

[.64—.68]

p < .001

7. climate change stressors

1.7 (1.0)

2.0 (1.0)

     

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  1. Abbreviations: SSQ Subclinical Stress Questionnaire, M Mean, SD Standard Deviation. r Spearman correlation coefficients. 95% confidence intervals are displayed in squared brackets. p = level of significance