Table 2.

Correlations between acute pain, child characteristics, and posttraumatic stress

Total group (n = 135)	1	2	3	4	5
1. Pain score	–
2. Extremity fracture	.17	–
3. Injury severity	− .14	.50***	–
4. Days hospitalized	.02	.49***	.83***	–
5. Total score CRIES	.28**	.01	− .08	− .09	–

Girls (n = 56)	1	2	3	4	5
1. Pain score	–
2. Extremity fracture	.04	–
3. Injury severity	− .34*	.45**	–
4. Days hospitalized	− .09	.44**	.78***	–
5. Total score CRIES	.23	.11	− .11	− .02	–

Boys (n = 79)	1	2	3	4	5
1. Pain score	–
2. Extremity fracture	.29*	–
3. Injury severity	.04	.52***	–
4. Days hospitalized	.15	.51***	.83***	–
5. Total score CRIES	.27*	.00	− .03	− .09	–

Values are Spearman’s rho correlation coefficients (r_s). CRIES Children’s Revised Impact of Event Scale

*p < .05

**p < .01

***p < .001