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. 2013 Feb 18;10(1):110–116. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2013.33069

Table II.

Correlation coefficients (Pearson's r) between temperament traits, coping styles and intensity of cancer trauma symptoms in the studied group (n = 150)

Variables I/A A/N General Scale
Temperament
Briskness –0.35a,** –0.38a,** –0.38a,**
Perseveration 0.53** 0.24** 0.43**
Sensory sensitivity –0.00 –0.05 –0.03
Emotional reactivity 0.54** 0.42** 0.53**
Endurance –0.19a,* –0.17a,* –0.20a,*
Activity –0.21** –0.23** –0.24**
Coping styles
Destructive style 0.67** 0.62** 0.70**
Anxious preoccupation 0.64** 0.43** 0.59**
Helplessness–hopelessness 0.57a,** 0.72a,** 0.70a,**
Constructive style –0.08 –0.30** –0.20*
Positive re-evaluation 0.01a –0.18a,* –0.10a
Fighting spirit –0.18* –0.35** –0.29**
a

Spearman's correlation coefficient; I/A – intrusion/arousal, A/N – avoidance/numbing

**

p < 0.01

*

p < 0.05