Table 2.
Items with component loadings and corrected item-total correlations for Studies 1 and 2.
| Study 1 (N = 179, 34 items) | Study 2 (N = 256, 22 items) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Component loading | Corrected item-total correlation | Component loading | Corrected item-total correlation | ||
| COMPONENT 1: GENERAL PARTNER SUPPORT | |||||
| Having my partner there when I am in pain, makes me feel the pain less. | Partner, Social Presence, Intensity (P_SP_I) | 0.866 | 0.770 | 0.822 | 0.725 |
| If my partner holds my hand when I am in pain, I experience the pain as less intense. | Partner, Touch, Intensity (P_T_I) | 0.860 | 0.785 | 0.726 | 0.701 |
| If my partner offers to help me when I am in pain, I experience the pain as somewhat less intense. | Partner, Offering Help, Intensity (P_OH_I) | 0.829 | 0.805 | 0.829 | 0.834 |
| If my partner offers me some reassurance, it decreases my pain somewhat. | Partner, Social Reassurance, Intensity (P_SR_I) | 0.819 | 0.718 | 0.654 | 0.737 |
| If my partner offers to help me when I am in pain, I find the pain less unpleasant. | Partner, Offering Help, Anxiety (P_OH_A) | 0.736 | 0.708 | 0.779 | 0.654 |
| I am less worried about the potential consequences of my pain if my partner hugs or cuddles me when I am in pain. | Partner, Touch, Pain Consequences (P_T_C) | 0.721 | 0.747 | 0.680 | 0.647 |
| I am less worried about the consequences of my pain if my partner offers to help me when I am in pain. | Partner, Offering Help, Pain Consequences (P_OH_C) | 0.717 | 0.719 | 0.703 | 0.660 |
| When I am in pain I feel less discomfort if my partner is with me. | Partner, Social Presence, Anxiety (P_SP_A) | 0.685 | 0.626 | 0.737 | 0.609 |
| COMPONENT 2: ANXIETY IN CONTEXT OF HCPs | |||||
| I feel more anxious if a nurse tries to reassure me about my pain.* | Nurse, Social Reassurance, Anxiety (N_SR_A) | 0.801 | 0.656 | 0.669 | 0.466 |
| If a doctor/dentist or nurse offers practical help when I am in pain, it tends to make me more anxious about my pain.* | Doctor/Dentist/Nurse, Offering Help, Anxiety (DDN_OH_A) | 0.738 | 0.647 | 0.834 | 0.606 |
| I do not like it if a doctor/dentist or nurse tries to help me to stand or reach for my things when I am in pain.* | Doctor/Dentist/Nurse, Offering Help, Desirability (DDN_OH_DES) | 0.672 | 0.416 | – | – |
| I do not feel comfortable when a doctor/dentist shows empathy for my pain.* | Doctor/Dentist, Empathy, Desirability (DD_E_DES) | 0.663 | 0.516 | – | – |
| It makes me feel more apprehensive about my pain if a doctor/dentist or a nurse encourages me to talk about something else to distract me.* | Doctor/Dentist/Nurse, Distraction, Anxiety (DDN_D_A) | 0.657 | 0.534 | 0.734 | 0.541 |
| If a doctor/dentist tries to reassure me when I am in pain it makes me think there is something to worry about.* | Doctor/Dentist, Social Reassurance, Anxiety (DD_SR_A) | 0.612 | 0.551 | 0.805 | 0.631 |
| COMPONENT 3: DISTRACTION (STUDY 1)/DISTRACTION BY PARTNER (STUDIES 2–4) | |||||
| It helps relieve anxiety for my pain if my partner makes me think about other things. | Partner, Distraction, Anxiety (P_D_A) | 0.832 | 0.794 | 0.763 | 0.780 |
| It gives me some relief from pain if my partner talks to me about other things in order to distract me. | Partner, Distraction, Intensity (P_D_I) | 0.806 | 0.689 | 0.755 | 0.751 |
| I find it nice when my partner tries to distract me from my pain by engaging me in other activities or topics of conversation. | Partner, Distraction, Desirability (P_D_DES) | 0.800 | 0.714 | 0.902 | 0.816 |
| It eases my pain if a doctor/dentist of a nurse talks to me to take my mind off the pain. | Doctor/Dentist/Nurse, Distraction, Intensity (DDN_D_I) | 0.687 | 0.704 | – | – |
| I appreciate it if a doctor/dentist or nurse talks to me about something pleasant to distract me from my pain. | Doctor/Dentist/Nurse, Distraction, Desirability (DDN_D_DES) | 0.551 | 0.599 | – | – |
| COMPONENT 4: EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FROM HCPs | |||||
| I find it nice if a nurse is understanding and caring when I am in pain. | Nurse, Empathy, Desirability (N_E_DES) | 0.844 | 0.699 | −0.847 | 0.715 |
| I like it when a doctor/dentist reassures me about the pain I go through. | Doctor/Dentist, Social Reassurance, Desirability (DD_SR_DES) | 0.824 | 0.712 | −0.883 | 0.774 |
| I prefer it if a nurse is reassuring when I am in pain. | Nurse, Social Reassurance, Desirability (N_SR_DES) | 0.794 | 0.757 | −0.902 | 0.789 |
| It soothes me when a nurse shows me empathy when I am in pain. | Nurse, Empathy, Anxiety (N_E_A) | 0.740 | 0.705 | −0.737 | 0.647 |
| If a nurse does not pay much attention to my pain, I feel as if the pain gets worse. | Nurse, Empathy, Intensity (N_E_I) | 0.499 | 0.434 | – | – |
| COMPONENT 5: PAIN BEHAVIORS IN CONTEXT OF PARTNER | |||||
| If my partner does not care about my pain, I tend to exaggerate my pain.* | Partner, Empathy, Pain Behavior (P_E_PB) | 0.773 | 0.613 | – | – |
| If my partner tries to talk to me about other things in order to distract me from my pain, I tend to exaggerate my pain (Study 1)/express my pain more (Studies 2–4).* | Partner, Distraction, Pain Behavior (P_D_PB) | 0.768 | 0.653 | −0.736 | 0.514 |
| If my partner tries to reassure me about my pain, I tend to exaggerate my pain in talking about it (Study 1)/express my pain by talking about it more (Studies 2–4).* | Partner, Social Reassurance, Pain Behavior (P_SR_PB) | 0.755 | 0.639 | −0.792 | 0.513 |
| If my partner gets me to rest and helps me with my jobs when I am in pain, I tend to exaggerate the pain (Study 1)/express the pain more (Studies 2–4).* | Partner, Offering Help, Pain Behavior (P_OH_PB) | 0.749 | 0.477 | −0.817 | 0.585 |
| COMPONENT 6: DESIRABILITY OF PARTNER SUPPORT | |||||
| When I am in pain, I prefer that my partner does not ask me what he or she can do to help.* | Partner, Offering Help, Desirability (P_OH_DES) | 0.803 | 0.427 | – | – |
| When I am in pain, I prefer my partner not to be with me.* | Partner, Social Presence, Desirability (P_SP_DES) | 0.545 | 0.411 | – | – |
| I want my partner to reassure me when I am in pain. | Partner, Social Reassurance, Desirability (P_SR_DES) | −0.535 | 0.570 | – | – |
| I like it if my partner shows empathy when I am in pain. | Partner, Empathy, Desirability (P_E_DES) | −0.492 | 0.502 | – | – |
Items with
*
are negatively phrased.