TABLE 3.

Correlations of Demographics, Life Events, and Family Functioning with Symptoms, Social Support, and Affect

	Age r	Gender t	Minority Status t	Stressful Life Events r	Family Functioning R
Pain	−.04	1.06	−1.01	.12	.10
Fatigue	−.11	1.10	.30	.24*	−.13
Nausea	−.01	−.31	−2.84*	−.00	−.00
Physical symptoms	−.06	.65	−1.94*	−.07	.00
Family support	.19	.88	.98	−.23	.50**
Friend support	.09	2.66**	.74	−.24**	.17*
Positive affect	.21*	−.50	.03	.25**	−.17*
Negative affect	.095	−2.62**	−2.00*	−.22**	.12

Note: Pain, fatigue, nausea, physical symptoms, family support, friend support, and positive affect each have a positive valence; negative affect, stressful life events, and family functioning each have a negative valence.

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01.