Table 1.
Average Scores for Participants with Osteoarthritis and Fibromyalgia on Demographic Characteristics, Personality Dimensions, Pain, and Affective States
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Osteoarthritis (N = 39) |
Fibromyalgia (N = 87) |
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| Variables | M/% | SD | M/% | SD | F/χ2 | p |
| Demographics | ||||||
| Age | 58.87 | 9.18 | 52.68 | 7.33 | 4.05 | < .01 |
| Percent Married | 89.7% | 89.5% | .001 | .97 | ||
| % Completing High School | 97.4% | 97.7% | .008 | .93 | ||
| % 4 yrs. College or Post College | 20.5% | 35.6% | 2.88 | .09 | ||
| Percent Employed | 41.0% | 37.2% | .16 | .68 | ||
| Trait Measures | ||||||
| Neuroticism | 3.00 | 0.85 | 3.35 | 0.75 | 5.48 | .02 |
| Extraversion | 3.69 | 0.88 | 3.25 | 0.80 | 7.75 | < .01 |
| State Measures | ||||||
| Average Pain | 50.23 | 24.81 | 60.47 | 19.52 | 2.50 | .01 |
| Negative Affect | 1.57 | 0.52 | 1.84 | 0.72 | 4.28 | .04 |
| Anxiety | 2.18 | 0.91 | 2.64 | 0.97 | 6.18 | .01 |
| Depression | 1.93 | 0.72 | 2.38 | 0.98 | 6.54 | .01 |
| Positive Affect | 3.33 | 0.65 | 2.67 | 0.77 | 21.56 | < .01 |
| Joviality | 3.18 | 0.82 | 2.43 | 0.84 | 21.35 | < .01 |
| Self-Assurance | 2.94 | 0.77 | 2.30 | 0.74 | 19.68 | < .01 |