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Table 2 Mean scores (SD) of the log GHQ-12 Likert score, effort score, reward score and ERI ratio by the degree of NA influence across 10,000 simulated populations

From: Effort, reward and self-reported mental health: a simulation study on negative affectivity bias

  

Percentage of items affected by NA

Mean scores (SD) across 10,000 simulated populations

Percentage of subjects with NA

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

Log GHQ12 Likert Score a

5

2.29(0.20)

2.29(0.21)

2.30(0.21)

2.30(0.21)

2.31(0.22)

 

10

2.29(0.20)

2.30(0.21)

2.31(0.21)

2.32(0.22)

2.32(0.23)

 

20

2.29(0.20)

2.31(0.21)

2.33(0.22)

2.35(0.24)

2.36(0.25)

Effort score (Siegrist) b

5

12.5(1.9)

12.5(1.9)

12.5(1.9)

12.6(2.0)

12.6(2.0)

 

10

12.5(1.9)

12.5(1.9)

12.6(2.0)

12.6(2.0)

12.7(2.1)

 

20

12.5(1.9)

12.6(1.9)

12.7(2.0)

12.8(2.1)

12.9(2.2)

Reward score (Siegrist) c

5

48.1(3.2)

48.0(3.3)

48.0(3.3)

47.9(3.3)

47.8(3.4)

 

10

48.1(3.2)

48.0(3.3)

47.8(3.3)

47.7(3.4)

47.6(3.5)

 

20

48.1(3.2)

47.8(3.3)

47.6(3.4)

47.4(3.5)

47.2(3.7)

Effort-reward Imbalance ratio (Siegrist)

5

0.478(0.081)

0.480(0.081)

0.481(0.083)

0.483(0.085)

0.485(0.088)

 

10

0.478(0.081)

0.481(0.082)

0.485(0.085)

0.489(0.089)

0.493(0.095)

 

20

0.478(0.081)

0.485(0.084)

0.492(0.089)

0.500(0.096)

0.508(0.105)

  1. a range possible values: 0 to 36
  2. b range possible values: 6 to 30
  3. c range possible values: 11 to 55
  4. Note: the unequal number of digits is due to the fact that variables considered have different scales.