Table 3.

Correlations Among Mean Negative Change, Mean Positive Change, and Study Variables at Time 1

Variable Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
1. Perceived negative change (T1)	–
2. Perceived positive change (T1)	−0.142**	–
3. Perceived negative change (T2)	0.680**	−0.074	–
4. Perceived positive change (T2)	−0.107*	0.683**	−0.164**	–
5. Age (years)	−0.148**	−0.249**	−0.135**	−0.214**	–
6. Time since diagnosis (days)	0.015	−0.010	0.089	−0.030	0.025	–
7. Optimism	−0.331**	0.111*	−0.278**	0.098*	0.174**	−0.080	–
8. Resilience	−0.223**	0.237**	−0.124**	0.186**	0.052	0.138**	0.230**	–
9. Intrusive thoughts	0.394**	0.209**	0.289**	0.174**	−0.436**	0.035	−0.423**	−0.099*	–
10. Social support	−0.259**	0.107*	−0.195**	0.073	0.050	−0.107*	0.280**	0.163**	−0.170**	–
11. Self-efficacy	−0.406**	−0.002	−0.320**	0.001	0.282**	−0.064	0.459**	0.200**	−0.539**	0.384**	–
12. Personal control	−0.215**	0.196**	−0.206**	0.152**	0.002	−0.065	0.418**	0.269**	−0.194**	0.128**	0.294**	–
13. Emotional approach coping	−0.209**	0.305**	−0.193**	0.349**	−0.069	0.011	0.306**	0.222**	−0.056	0.241**	0.176**	0.305**	–
14. Difficulties in emotion regulation	0.439**	−0.012	0.362**	−0.006	−0.234**	0.044	−0.524**	−0.163**	0.534**	−0.268**	−0.454**	−0.265**	−0.322**	–
N	534	534	462	462	534	534	521	513	532	502	533	529	530	531
Minimum	0	0	0	0	24	49	4	2	0	0	5	6	8	1
Maximum	1.41	2.00	1.82	2.00	80	465	24	16	32	100	60	30	32	4.56
Mean	0.05	0.72	0.06	0.76	59.31	206.11	16.13	11.95	6.57	80.47	46.55	22.26	23.31	1.89
Std. Deviation	0.13	0.56	0.15	0.56	11.53	64.73	4.34	3.08	6.46	21.02	11.37	4.33	5.30	0.58

T1 Time 1; T2 Time 2.

*p < .05.

**p < .01.