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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012 Jan 30;64(6):862–871. doi: 10.1002/acr.21626

Table 5.

Multiple regression analysis examining convergent validity of the TSK 6-item Brief Fear of Movement Scale (N=1,136)

Final standardized β p Squared semi-partial r
Dependent Variable: McGill Pain Description
 Age (years) −.06 .05 .003
 Education (years) −.04 .18 .002
 Gendera .06 .05 .003
 Raceb −.01 .75 .0001
 OA gradec .06 .06 .003
 TSK 6-item Brief Fear of Movement Scale .30 <.001 .08
Dependent Variable: McGill Pain Intensity
 Age (years) −.07 .007 .006
 Education (years) −.04 .21 .001
 Gender .10 <.001 .01
 Race −.02 .42 .0001
 OA grade .16 <.001 .03
 TSK 6-item Brief Fear of Movement Scale .41 <.001 .16
Dependent Variable: WOMAC Pain
 Age (years) −.15 <.001 .03
 Education (years) −.07 .01 .006
 Gender .08 .002 .009
 Race −.03 .27 .001
 OA grade .23 <.001 .07
 TSK 6-item Brief Fear of Movement Scale .40 <.001 .16
Dependent Variable: WOMAC Stiffness
 Age (years) −.10 .001 .01
 Education (years) −.08 .01 .006
 Gender .08 .004 .008
 Race −.005 .87 <.0001
 OA grade .22 <.001 .06
 TSK 6-item Brief Fear of Movement Scale .34 <.001 .11
Dependent Variable: WOMAC Function
 Age (years) −.08 .006 .008
 Education (years) −.08 .006 .008
 Gender .10 <.001 .01
 Race −.001 .96 <.0001
 OA grade .21 <.001 .06
 TSK 6-item Brief Fear of Movement Scale .44 <.001 .20
Dependent Variable: Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)
 Age (years) .09 .001 .01
 Education (years) −.06 .03 .005
 Gender .18 <.001 .05
 Race −.02 .48 .0005
 OA grade .14 <.001 .03
 TSK 6-item Brief Fear of Movement Scale .48 <.001 .25
Dependent Variable: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)
 Age (years) −.10 .001 .01
 Education (years) −.09 .003 .008
 Gender .09 .001 .009
 Race .03 .26 .001
 OA grade −.02 .48 .0004
 TSK 6-item Brief Fear of Movement Scale .37 <.001 .12
Dependent Variable: Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale (AIMS) Anxiety/Tension
 Age (years) −.16 <.001 .03
 Education (years) .03 .28 .001
 Gender .17 <.001 .03
 Race −.02 .51 .0004
 OA grade −.06 .06 .004
 TSK 6-item Brief Fear of Movement Scale .36 <.001 .12
a

Gender coded as 0=men, 1=women

b

Race coded as 0=White, 1=African American

c

OA grade coded as 0=worse hip or knee OA grade mild (i.e., ≤ 2), 1=worse hip or knee OA grade moderate to severe (i.e., ≥ 3)