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. 2017 May 1;31(5):227–236. doi: 10.1089/apc.2017.0009

Table 2.

Scale Properties and Correlation Matrix

  Mean (SD) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
Healthcare provider engagement scale (1) 17.5 (7.0) 0.95                        
Self-esteem scale (Rosenberg) (2) 19.4 (6.1) −0.15 0.86                      
Perceived stigma scale (Berger) (3) 93.8 (24.1) 0.15 −0.33 0.96                    
Marginalization and social capital scale (4) 83.5 (16.6) −0.19 0.37 −0.28 0.89                  
Sense of coherence scale (5) 47.4 (11.9) 0.22 −0.54 0.41 −0.42 0.72                
Adherence self-efficacy scale (6) 96.8 (22.9) −0.27 0.28 −0.14 0.28 −0.33 0.95              
Chronic disease self-efficacy scale (7) 74.5 (20.4) −0.24 0.35 −0.23 0.37 −0.43 0.54 0.93            
Stressful life events index (8) 5.7 (4.8) 0.13 −0.22 0.18 −0.11 0.33 −0.20 −0.21 0.88          
Self-compassion scale (9) 39.0 (7.4) −0.17 0.61 −0.30 0.39 −0.62 0.32 0.41 −0.22 0.74        
Center for epidemiologic studies depression scale (10) 29.9 (9.2) 0.22 −0.55 0.37 −0.35 0.64 −0.32 −0.42 0.32 −0.58 0.87      
Anxiety instruments of the symptom checklist (11) 32.1 (28.0) 0.19 −0.38 0.35 −0.29 0.48 −0.21 −0.33 0.31 −0.41 0.61 0.97    
Health status (VA-SF12) (12) 21.3 (11.4) 0.21 −0.42 0.37 −0.35 0.60 −0.30 −0.48 0.30 −0.47 0.64 0.52 0.89  
Sign and symptom checklist, intensity (13) 17.8 (9.0) 0.22 −0.26 0.29 −0.20 0.39 −0.27 −0.34 0.29 −0.28 0.51 0.58 0.55 0.95

Cronbach's α is presented on the diagonal in bold, italicized text.