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Published in final edited form as: J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2018 Apr 12;40(2):138–145. doi: 10.1080/0167482X.2018.1450384

Table 5.

Correlation matrix between Coping Strategies and Endometriosis related Quality of Life

Variable	Work and study	Can’t walk because of the severity of the pain	Activity Impairment	Mood changes	No one understands	Physical Changes
Problem Solving	.198	−.231	−.298	−.068	.089	.274
Auto-criticism	.511^*	.089	.521^**	.441^*	.477^*	.433^*
Express Emotion	−.410^*	−.304	−.276	−.292	−.236	−.163
Wishful Thinking	.049	.170	.010	.076	.045	.065
Social Support	−.411^*	.550^**	.−248	−.174	−.146	−.250
Cognitive Restructuring	−.570^**	−.471^*	−.497^*	−.411^*	−.218	−.352
Problem Avoidance	−.241	−.336	−.359	−.222	−.211	−.161
Social Withdraw	.466^*	−.014	.386	.467^*	.449^*	.424^*

Note.

p<.05

^**

p<.01.

Women with endometriosis had significant correlations between low QoL scores and coping strategies including auto-criticism, expression of emotions, social support, cognitive restructuring, and social withdraw.