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. 2024 Oct 1;60(6):1019–1026. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.24.08572-1

Table V. Construct validity (Pearson’s correlations) between the WIP questionnaire and outcome measures of catastrophizing, back disability and pain intensity.

Outcome Measures Whole scale Factor 1 Factor 2
PCS -0.39** -0.39** -0.21*
Helplessness -0.49** -0.46** -0.33**
Rumination -0.28** -0.30** -0.11
Magnification -0.25* -0.27** -0.09
ODI -0.47** -0.48** -0.23*
NRS -0.35** -0.35** -0.19

WIP: Work in Progress; Factor 1: Self-drivenness to return to normal personal life with pain; Factor 2: Self-drivenness to return to work and reduce the dependence of health services; PCS: Pain Catastrophizing Scale; ODI: Oswestry Disability Index; NRS: Numerical Rating Scale. *P<0.05; **P<0.01.