TABLE 2.
Baseline associations between cancer-related interpretation bias and medical and demographic characteristics.
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Rate of threat endorsement (%)
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Threat endorsement RT (ms)
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Rate of benign endorsement (%)
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Benign endorsement RT
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| Variable (n) | M (SD)a | t | Effect sizeb,c | M (SD)d | t | Effect sizeb,c | M (SD)e | t | Effect sizeb,c | M (SD)f | t | Effect sizeb,c |
| Stage | ||||||||||||
| 0 and 1 (47) | 51.21 (16.00) | t(92) = −1.24 | d = 0.26 | 1529 (602) | t(92) = −0.17 | d = 0.03 | 72.48 (12.26) | t(92) = −1.03 | d = 0.21 | 1369 (477) | t(92) = −0.45 | d = 0.09 |
| 2 and 3 (47) | 56.07 (21.50) | 1551 (671) | 75.51 (16.01) | 1416 (550) | ||||||||
| Minoritized status | ||||||||||||
| White, not Hispanic (68) | 51.43 (19.98) | t(90) = −1.92 | d = 0.46 | 1532 (627) | t(90) = 0.16 | d = 0.04 | 72.89 (15.24) | t(90) = −1.09 | d = 0.26 | 1404 (502) | t(90) = 0.61 | d = 0.15 |
| Other (24) | 60.07 (15.38) | 1508 (657) | 76.62 (11.46) | 1329 (555) | ||||||||
| Children | ||||||||||||
| No (26) | 54.32 (23.92) | t(91) = 0.28 | d = 0.05 | 1527 (676) | t(91) = −0.20 | d = 0.05 | 69.22 (20.03) | t(91) = −1.99* | d = 0.50 | 1372 (535) | t(91) = −0.29 | d = 0.07 |
| Yes (67) | 53.08 (16.91) | 1557 (619) | 75.71 (11.01) | 1407 (508) | ||||||||
| Time since treatment | – | – | r = −0.07 | – | – | r = 0.10 | – | – | r = −0.05 | – | r = 0.21* | – |
| Age | – | – | r = 00 | – | – | r = 0.17 | – | – | r = −0.10 | r = 0.29** | – | |
Unadjusted findings are reported. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01. aLower mean value represents less bias. bd = Cohen’s d. cr = Pearson’s correlation. dHigher mean value represents less bias. eHigher mean value represents less bias. fLower mean value represents less bias.