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. 2012 Summer;18(3):220–231. doi: 10.1310/sci1803-220

Table 2.

Point biserial and Pearson correlations between participation variables and coping strategies, demographic factors, and injury-related variables

Informal Div x Int Informal whom Informal where Informal enjoyment Formal Div x Int Formal whom Formal where Formal enjoyment
Demographic Factors
  Age -383** .288** .219** -.129* -.164* .133* .122 -.088
  Sexa .237** -.069 -.144 .211** -.011 .113 -.039 -.005
  Caregiver education .141* -.011 .047 .054 0167* 0.25 -.029 .125
Injury-related factors
  Age at injury -.237** .226** .194** -.127* -.117 .045 -.005 -.028
  Level of injuryb .235** -.072 -.104 -.092 .123 .006 -.028 .048
Coping strategies
  Cognitive restructuring .077 .072 .015 .079 -.078 .245** .141* -.101
  Wishful thinking .020 -.152* -.104 -.037 .019 -.097 -.098 -.026
  Distraction .005 -.104 -.089 -.010 -.001 -.054 -.069 -.063
  Emotional regulation .030 -.072 -.051 -.016 .031 -.041 -.020 -.103
  Social support .232** -.056 -.111 .127* .013 -.052 -.023 .010
  Problem solving -.012 .119* .103 .086 -.089 -.002 -.028 -.008
  Resignation -.132 .142 .136* -.078 .018 .078 .042 -.038
  Social withdrawal -.062 -.127* -.047 -.103 .016 -.139* -.121 -.099
  Self-critcism -.165* .110 .048 -.093 -.050 -.064 -.004 -.085
  Blaming others -.070 .051 .114 -.150* .116 -.072 -.049 -.016

Note: Div x Int = Diversity x Intensity.

a

Male =0; Female=1

b

Tetraplegia=0; Paraplegia=1.

*

P < .05.

**

P < .01.