Table 2.

Results from the correlational analyses between individual coping, dyadic coping, and social support and various pain outcomes

	Pain disability	Pain intensity	Helplessness and depression	Anxiety	Annoyance
Individual coping (CSQ and COPE)
Ignoring pain	−0.23*	−0.10	−0.03	−0.06	−0.27**
Coping self-instructions	−0.17	0.04	−0.45****	−0.31**	−0.21*
Praying/hoping	0.20*	0.41***	0.17	0.36***	0.19
Diverting attention	0.15	0.17	−0.42***	−0.25*	0.06
Reinterpretation of pain	−0.05	−0.08	−0.09	−0.06	0.05
Increasing activity levels	0.12	0.10	−0.22*	−0.02	0.16
CSQ summary score	−0.12	−0.04	−0.37***	−0.27**	−0.14
Planning	−0.05	−0.16	0.00	−0.07	0.07
Suppression of competing activities	0.22*	0.08	0.25*	0.10	0.23*
Positive reinterpretation and growth	0.18	0.07	−0.22*	−0.12	−0.20*
Acceptance	−0.07	−0.03	−0.31**	−0.40***	−0.44***
Humor	−0.09	−0.06	0.01	0.07	−0.00
Substance use	−0.09	0.04	0.19	0.18	0.34**
Focus on and venting of emotions	0.22*	−0.05	0.52****	0.57****	0.64****
Denial	−0.00	0.16	0.13	0.22*	0.18
Religious coping	0.10	0.26**	0.06	0.20*	0.14
COPE summary score	−0.11	−0.19	−0.41***	−0.47***	−0.41***
Dyadic coping (FDCT)
Supportive dyadic coping of the partner	0.25*	0.00	0.01	−0.12	0.02
Supportive dyadic coping of the patient	0.17	0.12	−0.08	−0.06	−0.03
Mutual dyadic coping	0.17	0.01	−0.10	−0.14	−0.09
Stress communication	0.22*	−0.15	0.07	0.03	0.14
Negative dyadic coping	0.03	−0.10	0.15	0.21*	0.22*
FDCT summary score	0.25*	0.00	0.01	−0.12	0.02
Social support
Emotional support	−0.03	0.13	−0.04	−0.17	−0.15
Practical support	−0.14	−0.04	0.02	−0.15	−0.14
Social Integration	−0.20*	−0.10	−0.05	−0.21*	−0.17
Social support summary score	−0.07	0.07	−0.02	−0.17	−0.15

Notes:

^*p-value <0.1;

^**p-value <0.05;

^***p-value <0.01;

^****p-value <0.001.

Abbreviation: CSQ, Coping Strategies Questionnaire.