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Published in final edited form as: Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2014 May 16;26(7):1026–1035. doi: 10.1111/nmo.12357

Table 3.

Correlates of stigma perception and internalization with IBS symptoms and psychosocial outcomes

	Sx FREQ	Sx SEV	Sx disrupt (ADL)	Sx disrupt (SOC)	ANX	DEP	HRQOL impact	PHC	MD visits
Alienation	0.28	0.38	0.53	0.56	0.54	0.67	0.74	−0.40	0.31
Stereotype endorsement	0.27	0.29	0.44	0.46	0.46	0.63	0.59	−0.36	0.27
Discrimination experience	0.17^NS	0.28	0.44	0.46	0.46	0.58	0.63	−0.37	0.28
Social withdrawal	0.26	0.37	0.52	0.46	0.54	0.66	0.74	−0.40	0.35
Perceived stigma – PR	0.12^NS	0.15^NS	0.39	0.40	0.43	0.54	0.59	−0.30	0.25
Perceived stigma – HCP	0.30	0.27	0.29	0.33	0.47	0.44	0.41	−0.36	0.18^NS

NS: Non-significant; all other p ≤ 0.01. FREQ: symptom frequency; SEV: symptom severity; ADL: symptom disruption to daily activities; SOC: symptom disruption to social activities; ANX: anxiety; DEP: depression; HRQOL: health-related quality of life; PHC: perceived health competence.