Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics for Study Variables at Each Assessment Point
| Pearson’s r |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time point and variable | N | M | SD | ACS | DRD | BGC | SCB | A1c |
| Assessment 1 | ||||||||
| Avoidant coping style | 260 | 5.9 | 3.76 | — | ||||
| Diabetes-related distress | 260 | 73.1 | 26.7 | .36*** | — | |||
| Total blood glucose checks | 236 | 51.9 | 33.0 | −.18** | −.15* | — | ||
| Self-care behaviors | 260 | 54.1 | 7.85 | −.20** | −.46*** | .29*** | — | |
| A1c | 264 | 9.14 | 1.92 | .20** | .36*** | −.36*** | −.32*** | — |
| Assessment 2 | ||||||||
| Avoidant coping style | 229 | 6.25 | 3.92 | — | ||||
| Diabetes-related distress | 229 | 68.8 | 26.1 | .37*** | — | |||
| Total blood glucose checks | 221 | 49.1 | 31.3 | −.02 | −.16* | — | ||
| Self-care behaviors | 229 | 54.1 | 8.28 | −.26*** | −.56*** | .25*** | — | |
| A1c | 232 | 9.07 | 1.97 | .07 | .26*** | −.36*** | −.27*** | — |
| Assessment 3 | ||||||||
| Avoidant coping style | 237 | 5.85 | 3.91 | — | ||||
| Diabetes-related distress | 237 | 68.1 | 26.8 | .33*** | — | |||
| Total blood glucose checks | 219 | 49.5 | 29.6 | −.10 | −.14* | — | ||
| Self-care behaviors | 237 | 53.2 | 9.27 | −.31*** | −.53*** | .27*** | — | |
| A1c | 225 | 9.03 | 1.86 | .11 | .39*** | −.45*** | −.24*** | — |
| Assessment 4 | ||||||||
| Avoidant coping style | 240 | 6.03 | 4.43 | — | ||||
| Diabetes-related distress | 240 | 65.4 | 28.1 | .38*** | — | |||
| Total blood glucose checks | 228 | 48.8 | 31.1 | −.14* | −.15* | — | ||
| Self-care behaviors | 240 | 52.6 | 9.23 | −.29*** | −.55*** | .31*** | — | |
| A1c | 230 | 9.07 | 1.87 | .07 | .30*** | −.47*** | −.24*** | — |
Note. ACS = avoidant coping style; DRD = diabetes-related distress; BGC = blood glucose checks; SCB = self-care behaviors; A1c = hemoglobin A1c.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.