Table 3.
Relationships between B‐IPQ items and sociodemographic/illness‐related variables (Pearson product‐moment correlation, p‐valuea)
| Sociodemographic/illness‐related variables B‐IPQ | Age | Sex | Living with partner | Level of education | Relapsing‐remitting MS | Primary progressive MS | Secondary progressive MS | Time since last exacerbation | Time since first MS symptoms | Time since MS diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consequences | .270 (<.001) | −.082 (.048) | .014 (.744) | −.059 (.151) | −.195 (<.001) | .193 (<.001) | .249 (<.001) | .028 (.494) | .323 (<.001) | .275 (<.001) |
| Personal control | −.006 (.885) | −.025 (.541) | −.015 (.713) | −.024 (.565) | .028 (.492) | −.058 (.163) | −.063 (.126) | .029 (.485) | .041 (.351) | .056 (.184) |
| Treatment control | −.075 (.075) | .025 (.545) | −.035 (.395) | −.032 (.437) | .093 (.024) | −.028 (.497) | −.042 (.307) | .032 (.434) | −.024 (.585) | .010 (.819) |
| Identity | .227 (<.001) | −.102 (.014) | .044 (.287) | −.103 (.013) | −.185 (<.001) | .174 (<.001) | .254 (<.001) | −.031 (.448) | .267 (<.001) | .230 (<.001) |
| Concern | −.040 (.345) | .023 (.578) | .013 (.744) | .009 (.826) | −.038 (.363) | .059 (.150) | .007 (.867) | −.124 (.003) | −.080 (.066) | −.068 (.106) |
| Coherence | .068 (.104) | −.028 (.494) | −.069 (.095) | .002 (.969) | .017 (.674) | −.002 (.963) | .126 (.002) | .101 (.014) | .186 (<.001) | .178 (<.001) |
| Emotional response | −.109 (.010) | .022 (.601) | −.005 (.902) | −.064 (.121) | .065 (.116) | .023 (.582) | −.083 (.044) | −.075 (.069) | −.116 (.008) | −.120 (.004) |
a
Correlations >= .3 appear in bold; Sex: 1 = female; living with partner: 1 = yes; level of education: 1 = higher (technical college qualification or university qualification).