Table 2.

Bivariate correlations (r) with PUTS total score

SCARED-C Panic/Somatic Subscale Item	r	*p-value
1. When I feel frightened, it is hard to breathe.	.20	.03
6. When I get frightened, I feel like passing out.	.19	.03
9. People tell me that I look nervous.	.19	.03
12. When I get frightened, I feel like I am going crazy.	.10	.29
15. When I get frightened, I feel like things are not real.	.08	.36
18. When I get frightened, my heart beats fast.	.18	.05
19. I get shaky.	.29	<.01
22. When I get frightened, I sweat a lot.	.13	.16
24. I get really frightened for no reason at all.	.02	.84
27. When I get frightened, I feel like I am choking.	.30	<.01
30. I am afraid of having anxiety (or panic) attacks.	.20	.03
34. When I get frightened, I feel like throwing up.	.40	<.01
38. When I get frightened, I feel dizzy.	.26	<.01

^*Using the False Discovery Rate (FDR) to control for number of correlations, q ≤ .02 for significance. Items 19, 27, 34, and 37 met for significance based on FDR correction and therefore comprised the modified Panic/Somatic subscale.