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. 2022 Aug 13;17:313. doi: 10.1186/s13023-022-02462-y

Table 3.

Correlations (Spearman) between coping strategies within children, parents and dyads

Distraction child Help from child/child Postponing woundc care child Crying Becoming silent Distraction parent Help from child/parent Postponing wound care parent Showing emotions Hiding emotions
Distraction child 1  − 0.16 (0.39) 0.38* (0.03) 0.35 (0.05) 0.17 (0.37) 0.38* (0.48)  − 0.06 (0.78) 0.06 (0.78) 0.00 (0.99) 0.16 (0.43)
Help from child/c 1 0.10 (0.61) 0.01 (0.95) 0.26 (0.16)  − 0.17 (0.40) 0.50** (< 0.001)  − 0.03 (0.87)  − 0.04 (0.89) 0.04 (0.84)
Postponing wound care. child 1 0.53** (< 0.001) 0.29 (0.12) 0.12 (0.56) 0.02 (0.93) 0.27 (0.18) 0.18 (0.37) 0.07 (0.72)
Crying 1 0.14 (0.47)  − 0.03 (0.87) 0.2 (0.33) 0.28 (0.16) 0.34 (0.09) 0.31 (0.12)
Becoming silent 1  − 0.11 (0.58) 0.14 (0.49) 0.03 (0.90)  − 0.01 (0.96) 0.03 (0.89)
Distraction parent 1  − 0.28 (0.12) 0.29 (0.11)  − 0.17 (0.34) 0.34 (0.06)
Help from child/parent 1  − 0.07 (0.68)  − 0.07 (0.62) 0.02 (0.90)
Postponing wound care parent 1 0.04 (0.85) 0.11 (0.54)
Showing emotions 1  − 0.06 (0.68)
Hiding emotions 1

Children (N = 31), Parents (N = 34), Dyads (N = 27)

*p < 0.05 (2-tailed)

**p < 0.01