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Table 2 Pearson’s correlation coefficients (n = 100)

From: Health-Related Quality of Life in pre-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease: the role of Big-Five personality traits and illness denial

 

STAI-Y Trait

IDQ Denial of Negative Emotions

IDQ Resistance to Change

IDQ Conscious Avoidance

I-TIPI-R Extraversion

I-TIPI-R Agreeableness

I-TIPI-R Conscientiousness

I-TIPI-R Neuroticism

I-TIPI-R Openness

KDQOL-SF list of symptoms/problems

− .415**

.241*

.229*

− .162

.069

.048

.098

− .102

.262**

KDQOL-SF effects of kidney disease

− .289**

.406**

.332**

− .048

.098

.084

.144

− .192

.135

KDQOL-SF burden of kidney disease

− .179

.412**

.337**

− .035

− .001

.090

− .014

− .035

.153

KDQOL-SF work status

.013

.060

.084

− .107

.192

− .050

.197*

.104

.047

KDQOL-SF cognitive function

− .423**

.430**

.336**

− .200*

.197*

.135

.145

− .074

.079

KDQOL-SF quality of social interaction

− .282**

.169

.187

− .080

.109

.247*

.021

− .066

− .011

KDQOL-SF sexual function

− .295**

.194

.423

− .210

− .036

.142

− .045

− .032

.122

KDQOL-SF sleep

− .381**

.240*

.137

.055

.080

.086

− .052

− .242*

.084

KDQOL-SF social support

− .253*

.196

.046

− .263**

.186

.059

− .093

− .056

− .106

KDQOL-SF kidney disease component summary score

− .331**

.189

.190

− .169

.145

.152

.016

− .044

.054

  1. IDQ Illness Denial Questionnaire, I-TIPI-R Italian Ten Item Personality Inventory Revised, KDQOL-SF Kidney Disease Quality of Life-Short Form, STAI-Y State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Y form
  2. **p < .01, *p < .05