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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Oct 7.
Published in final edited form as: Clin J Pain. 2008 Oct;24(8):678–684. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31816753d8

Table 2.

Pattern Matrix for Exploratory Factor Analysis on Self-Report Spouse Responses and Observations of Validation and Invalidation

Factorsa
Variable 1 2
Solicitous Spouse Responses-Spouse Report .74 .12
Solicitous Spouse Responses- PP Report .71 -.27
Distracting Spouse Responses-Spouse Report .71 .15
Distracting Spouse Responses-PP Report .66 -.18
Punishing Spouse Responses-Spouse Report .11 .65
Punishing Spouse Responses-PP Report -.08 .58
Invalidation Expressed by Spouse .06 .54
Validation Expressed by Spouse .13 -.44
Factor Correlations with Marital Quality Variables
Marital Satisfaction-PP .40** -.47**
Marital Satisfaction-Spouse .22* -.46**
Perceived Spousal Support-PP .29** -.52**
Perceived Spousal Support-Spouse .17 -.31**
a

Solution accounts for 57% of the variance. The correlation between factors = -.17. PP = Person with Pain.

*

p < .05.

**

p < .01.