Table 2. Correlation matrix, descriptive statistics and reliability of the key variables of the study.
| 1 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Age | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Psychological distress | −.10 | – | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2.1 Anxiety (STAI mean score) | .12 | .91 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2.2 Depressive (CES-D mean score) | .06 | .92 | .69 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 3. Perceived social support | −.05 | −.13 | −.10 | −.13 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| 3.1 Family perceived support | −.04 | −.06 | −.05 | −.06 | .86 | – | |||||||||||||||
| 3.2 Friends perceived support | .00 | −.08 | −.05 | −.08 | .81 | .54 | – | ||||||||||||||
| 3.3 Significant other persons perceived support | −.11 | −.18 | −.15 | −18 | .82 | .62 | .43 | – | |||||||||||||
| 4. Self-efficacy | −.13 | −.53 | −.48 | −.51 | −.18 | .05 | .10 | .29 | – | ||||||||||||
| 4.1 Maintenance of activity and independence | −.09 | −.34 | −.33 | −.31 | .06 | −.02 | .02 | .15 | .69 | – | |||||||||||
| 4.2 Seeking and understanding medical information | −.09 | −.26 | −.26 | −.23 | .12 | .02 | .07 | .20 | .69 | .39 | – | ||||||||||
| 4.3 Stress management | −.13 | −.60 | −.56 | −.56 | .11 | .03 | .04 | .22 | .80 | .47 | .47 | – | |||||||||
| 4.4 Coping with treatment-related side effects | −.07 | −.47 | −.43 | −.45 | .02 | −.06 | .01 | .11 | .79 | .40 | .44 | .68 | – | ||||||||
| 4.5. Accepting cancer/maintaining positive attitude | −.09 | −.55 | −.50 | −.52 | .09 | .03 | −.04 | .24 | .82 | .62 | .40 | .70 | .66 | – | |||||||
| 4.6. Affective regulation | −.01 | −.19 | −.16 | −.19 | .14 | .07 | .13 | .16 | .62 | .36 | .43 | .32 | .37 | .40 | – | ||||||
| 4.7 Seeking social support | −.14 | −.26 | −.17 | −.30 | .34 | .19 | .28 | .37 | .69 | .43 | .39 | .41 | .39 | .44 | .46 | – | |||||
| 5. Patients’ knowledge | −.18 | −.22 | −.20 | −.21 | .07 | −.04 | .13 | .08 | .31 | .17 | .23 | .23 | .28 | .22 | .12 | .28 | – | ||||
| 5.1 Mammography knowledge | −.10 | −.11 | −.10 | −.11 | .07 | .05 | .03 | .11 | .23 | .18 | .14 | .12 | .25 | .25 | −.01 | .20 | .76 | – | |||
| 5.2 Breast cancer knowledge | −.17 | −.20 | −.18 | −.19 | .04 | −.06 | .10 | .05 | .21 | .10 | .22 | .16 | .15 | .12 | .14 | .18 | .78 | .30 | – | ||
| 5.3 Breast cancer treatment knowledge | −.11 | −.18 | −.16 | −.17 | .04 | −.09 | .18 | −.01 | .24 | .07 | .14 | .26 | .22 | .08 | .15 | .26 | .64 | .33 | .30 | – | |
| 6. Attitudes towards breast cancer treatment | −.09 | −.22 | −.17 | −.23 | .23 | .13 | .19 | .26 | .38 | .20 | .34 | .28 | .29 | .27 | .21 | .34 | .24 | .10 | .19 | .27 | – |
| Mean | 45.69 | 1.2 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 4.43 | 4.56 | 4.00 | 4.68 | 5.91 | 6.89 | 6.67 | 5.59 | 4.34 | 6.09 | 5.85 | 5.78 | 2.40 | 2.72 | 2.36 | 2.06 | 3.94 |
| SD | 10.01 | .46 | .47 | .54 | 1.11 | 1.28 | 1.45 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.46 | 1.82 | 1.88 | 2.10 | 1.64 | 1.27 | 2.00 | .86 | 1.27 | 1.41 | .82 | .71 |
| Cronbach’s alpha | .87 | .88 | .89 | .91 | .91 | .78 | .68 | .70 | .80 | .76 | .42 | .66 | .72 |
Notes.
All the correlation coefficients are statistically significant at least at a p-level of .05, with the exception of underlined coefficients. In bold are reported the correlation between the main key variables of the study.