Table III.
Descriptive Statistics, Reliability Coefficients and Observed Pearson Correlations Among All Variables
| M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Felt stigma | 2.23 | .95 | (.91) | ||||||||||||
| 2. Stigma concealment | 3.00 | .98 | .64a | (.85) | |||||||||||
| 3. Anxiety (PROMIS) | 18.98 | 8.23 | .52a | .28a | (.94) | ||||||||||
| 4. Depression (PROMIS) | 15.21 | 7.91 | .49a | .25a | .70a | (.96) | |||||||||
| 5. Pain catastrophizing (PCS) | 22.68 | 12.54 | .40a | .18b | .65a | .51a | (.94) | ||||||||
| 6. Pain threat (PBQ) | 1.75 | .90 | .34a | .27a | .43a | .41a | .69a | (.80) | |||||||
| 7. Abdominal pain (API) | 2.23 | .88 | .19b | .16b | .19b | .19b | .38a | .59a | (.78) | ||||||
| 8. GI symptoms (CSSI) | 1.47 | .72 | .30a | .19a | .29a | .34a | .39a | .51a | .43a | (.73) | |||||
| 9. Non-GI symptoms (CSSI) | 0.84 | .61 | .34a | .18b | .40a | .43a | .33a | .41a | .40a | .56a | (.88) | ||||
| 10. Pain interference | 30.71 | 10.71 | .42a | .21a | .60a | .56a | .63a | .61a | .55a | .58a | .65a | (.89) | |||
| 11. Functional disability | 1.03 | .72 | .31a | .20a | .35a | .37a | .47a | .52a | .55a | .58a | .61a | .76a | (.87) | ||
| 12. Medical visits | 2.00 | n/a | .01 | −.03 | .08 | .05 | .03 | .11 | .25a | .05 | .15 | .18b | .21a | (n/a) | |
| 13. Mental health visits | .00 | n/a | .21a | .11 | .19b | .33a | .15b | .18b | .19b | .18b | .20a | .23a | .20a | .19b | (n/a) |
Note. Reliability coefficients (Cronbach’s alpha) are listed in the diagonal. API = Abdominal Pain Index; CSSI = Children’s Somatic Symptom Inventory; GI = gastrointestinal; PBQ = Pain Beliefs Questionnaire; PCS = Pain Catastrophizing Scale.
Correlation is significant at the .01 level (two-tailed).
Correlation is significant at the .05 level (two-tailed). Healthcare utilization variables (number of medical visits and mental health visits over 3 months) were measured on an ordinal scale and therefore modes are presented in lieu of means.