Overlap of cognitive concepts in chronic widespread pain: An exploratory study

Table 2 Spearman correlation coefficients among general self-efficacy beliefs, cognitive coping strategies, fear-avoidance cognitions and illness beliefs

measures^a	1 Gen. self- efficacy	2 Catastro- phizing	3 Perceived control	4 Denial of pain	5 Pos. self statements	6 Reinter- preting pain	7 Pray. hoping	8 Div. atten- tion	9 Fear- avoid- ance	10 Conse-quence	11 Pers. control	12 Coher- ence	13 Emo. repr	14 Timel	15 Timel. cycl
1
2	-.23(**)
3	.11	-.03
4	.22(*)	-.06	.28(**)
5	.42(**)	-.11	.18(*)	.64(**)
6	.05	.11	.33(**)	.39(**)	.28(**)
7	-.17(*)	.45(**)	.07	.12	.08	.37(**)
8	.09	.13	.32(**)	.41(**)	.50(**)	.49(**)	.31(**)
9	-.16	.33(**)	-.01	-.12	-.14	.02	.34(**)	-.09
10	-.21(*)	.19(*)	-.10	-.18(*)	-.11	.12	.22(*)	.05	.34(**)
11	.35(**)	-.10	.40(**)	.32(**)	.27(**)	.04	-.15	.15	-.14	-22(**)
12	-.29(**)	.28(**)	-.24(**)	-.10	-.19(*)	.06	.20(*)	-.05	.24(**)	.30(**)	-.23(**)
13	-.42(**)	.37(**)	-.05	-.26(**)	-.22(*)	.16	.31(**)	.03	.34(**)	.56(**)	-.17	.53(**)
14	-.08	.22(**)	-.10	-.05	-.00	-.03	.01	-.02	.08	.31(**)	-.24(**)	.04	.11
15	.13	.03	-.12	.05	-.00	.06	-.01	-.03	-.02	.13	.06	.20(*)	.15	.17
16	.06	-.04	.16	.19(*)	.22(*)	.03	.03	.12	-.09	-.13	.42(**)	-.14	-.08	-.19(*)	.08

Note. * p < .05, ** p < .01, ^a 1 = (DGSS) general self efficacy, 2 = (CSQ) catastrophizing, 3 = (CSQ) perceived control of pain, 4 = (CSQ) denial of pain sensations, 5 = (CSQ) positive self statements, 6 = (CSQ) reinterpreting of pain sensations, 7 = (CSQ) praying and hoping, 8 = (CSQ) diverting attention away from pain sensations, 9 = (TSK) fear-avoidance, 10 = (IPQ) consequence, 11 = (IPQ) personal control, 12 = (IPQ) coherence, 13 = (IPQ) emotional representation, 14 = (IPQ) timeline, 15 = (IPQ) timeline cyclical, 16 = (IPQ) treatment control

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