Table 3 Association between stress, sense of control, and depressive symptoms

MSSQ

  ▪ ARS

1.73 ± 0.7

1.94 ± 0.7

1.47 ± 0.6

 < 0.001

  ▪ IRS

1.93 ± 0.9

2.19 ± 0.9

1.61 ± 0.8

 < 0.001

  ▪ TLRS

2.04 ± 1.1

2.29 ± 1.1

1.69 ± 1.0

 < 0.001

  ▪ SRS

2.09 ± 0.9

2.33 ± 0.9

1.77 ± 0.9

 < 0.001

  ▪ DRS

2.34 ± 1.1

2.72 ± 1.0

1.85 ± 1.0

 < 0.001

  ▪ GARS

1.89 ± 0.9

2.19 ± 0.9

1.49 ± 0.9

 < 0.001

Total score

1.96 ± 0.7

2.22 ± 0.65

1.6 ± 0.6

 < 0.001

Sense of control

  ▪Total score

2.61 ± 0.8

2.89 ± 0.8

2.27 ± 0.64

 < 0.001