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Published in final edited form as: Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2009 May 4;26(4):308–319. doi: 10.1177/1049909109335146

Table 3.

Zero-Order Correlation Coefficients between Subscale Scores of the Psychosocial Variables With Psychological Functioning and Brief Pain Inventory Scores^a

	Outcome Measures
Belief/Coping Scores	Brief Pain Inventory	SF-36 Mental Health
CPCI subscales
Guarding	.40^b	−.13
Resting	.39^b	−.19^c
Asking for Assistance	.31^b	−.04
Relaxation	.28^b	−.15^c
Coping Self-Statements	.30^b	−.05
Seek Social Support	.25^b	.08
Task Persistence	−.11	.15^c
Exercise/Strength	.05	.01
Pacing	.23^b	−.05
SOPA subscales
Disability	.51^b	−.27^b
Harm	.46^b	−.23^b
Medication	.13	−.03
Medical Cure	.10	−.07
Emotion	.03	−.29^b
Solicitude	.24^b	−.29^b
Control	−.32^b	.31^b
CSQ Catastrophizing	.58^b	−.43^b
MSPSS	−.35^b	.55^b

Abbreviations: CPCI, Chronic Pain Coping Inventory; CSQ, Coping Strategies Questionnaire; SOPA, Survey of Pain Attitudes; MSPSS, Multi-Dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support.

These correlations and significant levels are presented for descriptive purposes. Given the large number of correlations performed on related variables, (18 psychosocial predictor variables per criterion measure), we used a Bonferroni correction for each criterion measure (.05/19 = .0026) to determine whether each association was significantly different from zero.

P < .0026, 2-tailed.

Nonsignificant trend.