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. 2012 Mar 1;35(3):385–393. doi: 10.5665/sleep.1702

Table 4.

Between-group comparison of study 2 samples on illness perception, illness cognition, coping style, and treatment acceptability scalesa

Psychophysiologic insomnia (n = 31) Idiopathic insomnia (n = 30)
Illness perception questionnaire
    Permanency 3.44 (0.68) 3.84 (0.69)
    Variability 2.99 (0.97) 2.78 (1.11)
    Personal control 3.04 (0.65) 2.83 (0.72)
    Treatability 3.24 (0.53) 3.25 (0.57)
Illness cognition questionnaire
    Acceptance 14.4 (4.67) 15.7 (4.21)
    Helplessness 16.5 (4.42) 17.2 (4.50)
Coping style (Brief Cope)
    Active coping 5.33 (1.45) 5.85 (1.35)
    Planning 5.27 (1.41) 5.69 (1.54)
    Positive reframing 4.63 (1.45) 5.38 (1.81)
    Acceptance 5.67 (1.37) 5.92 (1.74)
    Humor 4.33 (1.94) 5.85 (2.20)
    Religion 3.67 (2.14) 2.92 (1.87)
    Emotional support 4.23 (2.05) 4.69 (2.22)
    Instrumental support 4.70 (2.00) 4.28 (1.65)
    Self distraction 4.73 (1.48) 5.73 (1.22)
    Denial 2.83 (1.39) 3.19 (1.58)
    Venting 4.63 (2.61) 4.28 (1.45)
    Substance use 2.70 (1.29) 2.92 (1.29)
    Behavioral disengagement 3.10 (1.54) 3.23 (1.73)
    Self blame 4.23 (1.98) 4.12 (1.95)
Treatment acceptability scale
    Behavioral therapy 41.3 (7.63) 42.19 (8.84)
    Pharmacotherapy 32.9 (9.34) 34.17 (7.23)
    Acceptance therapy 30.2 (9.74) 36.20 (8.80)
a

All data represent mean (SD), unless otherwise stated.