Table 3.

Correlations between study variables

Variable	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Pearson’s correlation coefficient (p-value)
1.Age	–
2.Age at diagnosis	0.940 (<0.001)***	–
3.Year since diagnosis	0.221 (<0.001)***	−0.125 (0.025)*	–
4.Advanced breast cancer (Stage 3 & 4)	−0.060 (0.306)	−0.055 (0.353)	−0.019 (0.741)	–
5.Current treatment (chemotherapy)	−0.083 (0.137)	0.002 (0.967)	−0.248 (<0.001)***	0.013 (0.832)	–
6.Past treatment (chemotherapy)	−0.002 (0.976)	−0.123 (0.028)*	0.344 (<0.001)***	−0.041 (0.492)	−0.139 (0.013)*	–
7.Negative illness perception	−0.111 (0.047)*	−0.119 (0.034)*	0.017 (0.765)	0.035 (0.554)	0.127 (0.023)*	0.155 (0.006)**	–
8.Positive illness perception	−0.189 (0.001)**	−0.176 (0.002)**	−0.046 (0.412)	0.046 (0.431)	−0.072 (0.195)	−0.089 (0.117)	−0.286 (<0.001)***	–
9.Sense of well-being	−0.080 (0.151)	−0.103 (0.066)	0.060 (0.283)	0.065 (0.271)	−0.162 (0.004)**	−0.074 (0.189)	−0.547 (<0.001)***	0.459 (<0.001)***	–
10.Perceived social support	−0.120 (0.032)*	−0.107 (0.055)	−0.041 (0.460)	0.009 (0.877)	−0.040 (0.475)	−0.043 (0.448)	−0.254 (<0.001)***	0.390 (<0.001)***	0.581 (<0.001)***	–

Notes: ***p< 0.001, **p< 0.01, *p< 0.05.