Personality traits and health-related quality of life: the mediator role of coping strategies and psychological distress

Table 1 Stepwise multiple regression models for HRQOL and associated psychological factors

Variable	Model 1 HRQOL (SF-12 PCS)^a			Model 2 HRQOL (SF-12 MCS)^b
Variable	β	SE	R ²	β	SE	R ²
Emotional coping style	0.19**	7.1	0.03
Emotional coping style × openness	0.18 × − 0.16	7.0	0.05
Emotional coping style × openness × ZSAS	0.27 × − 0.18 × − 0.14*	6.9	0.07
Emotional coping style × Openness × ZSAS × Task-oriented coping style	0.28** × − 0.14* × − 0.19** × − 0.15*	6.9	0.08
HADS				− 0.58**	14.0	0.32
HADS × emotional coping style				− 0.40 × − 0.33	13.2	0.39
HADS × emotional coping style × ZSAS				− 0.30 × − 0.27 × − 0.18**	13.0	0.41
HADS × emotional coping style × ZSAS × openness				− 0.27 × − 0.28 × − 0.17** × 0.10*	12.9	0.42

ZSAS Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, SE standard error
* Significant at p < 0.05
** Significant after Bonferroni correction for multiple testing
^aModel 1: Outcome variable measured with 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey-Physical Component Score
^bModel 2: Outcome variable measured with 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey-Mental Component Score

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