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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychosom Res. 2010 Dec 23;70(5):465–472. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.10.005

Table 4.

Correlations between IPQ-R Causal Attributions and Health Behaviors

IPQ-R Causal Attribution
Health Behavior 11-Item Causal
Attribution
Factor		 Heredity
Item		 Pollution
Item		 My Own
Behavior
Item		 Smoking
Item
Current Smoking† .07 .05 .07 .08 −.01
ER Visits for COPD† .05 .02 −.01 .05 .03
Hospital Admissions for COPD† .04 .06 −.05 .03 .01
Physical Activity (PASE Total Score) −.05 .15 .13 −.03 .08
Depressive Symptoms (HADS Depression) .31* .10 .12 .01 −.02
Anxiety (HADS Anxiety) .33* .11 .11 −.03 .01
Breathlessness (MRC) .12 .03 −.08 −.04 −.03
Quality of Life (SGRQ Total Score) .25* .11 .13 −.02 −.02
*

p<.001

†

Point biserial correlations were calculated for dichotomous health behavior variables