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Published in final edited form as: J Behav Med. 2018 Dec 12;42(3):480–492. doi: 10.1007/s10865-018-0001-1

Table 3.

Comparison of Patient Shared and Individual Appraisal Groups on Collaborative, Supportive, and Unsupportive Behaviors

	Patient Only n = 151	Patient Shared n = 48	p	Neither Shared n = 54	Partner only Shared n = 94	Both Shared n = 42	p
CIS index	2.58	3.57	^***	2.23_a	2.76_b	3.58_c	^***
emotional support	3.17	3.94	^***	3.02_a	3.26_a	4.00_b	^***
Critical	1.74	1.99	n.s.	1.71_a	1.75_a	1.96_a	n.s.
avoidance	1.45	1.61	n.s.	1.44_a	1.46_a	1.62_a	n.s.
protective buffering	2.53	2.19	^*	2.42_a	2.60_a	2.28_a	n.s.
overprotective behavior	2.08	2.68	^***	1.94_a	2.17_a	2.63_b	^***

Notes: CIS index = collaboration and instrumental support; n.s. = not significant,

p < .05;

^***

p < .001;

common subscripts in columns 4–6 indicate means do not significantly differ from one another