TABLE 4.

Correlation coefficients among SMQ and DCPR variables.

	SMQ Total Score	Repressive Function	Regression in the service of the Ego	Rationalization	Rationalization and Repressive Function
Health anxiety	0.054	–0.028	0.106	0.019	–0.012
Disease phobia	–0.060	–0.110	0.127	–0.087	–0.107
Thanatofobia	–0.021	–0.010	–0.005	–0.049	–0.013
Illness denial	–0.132	–0.136	0.020	–0.162	−0.181∗
Functional somatic symptoms secondary to a psychiatric disorder	0.022	–0.012	0.091	–0.062	–0.018
Persistent somatization	–0.085	–0.010	–0.128	–0.056	–0.023
Conversion symptoms	–0.017	–0.030	0.029	–0.035	–0.029
Anniversary reaction	–0.015	–0.030	0.099	–0.045	–0.056
Type A behavior	–0.055	–0.076	0.028	–0.108	–0.091
Irritable mood	−0.198∗	–0.257∗∗	0.203∗	–0.301∗∗	–0.302∗∗
Demoralization	0.000	–0.091	0.152	0.051	–0.069
Alexithymia	0.014	0.091	−0.185∗	0.176∗	0.146
Dermatological outcomes	–0.018	–0.057	0.35	–0.067	–0.079
Gastrointestinal outcomes	–0.236∗∗	−0.230∗	–0.016	–0.123	–0.223∗∗
Cardiological outcomes	–0.278∗∗	–0.312∗∗	0.035	–0.129	–0.284∗∗

^∗p < 0.05 (two-tailed); ^∗∗p < 0.01 (two-tailed).