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Table 7 Kendall’s tau (τ) IPQ-O inter sub-scale correlations

From: Testing the psychometric properties of the illness perceptions questionnaire for OCD (IPQ-O)

  

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

1. Identity

             

2. Consequences

Ï„

.23**

           

N

244

           

3. Control

Ï„

.01

−.24**

          

N

246

305

          

4. Permanence

Ï„

.14**

.24**

−.24**

         

N

254

313

313

         

5 Coherence

Ï„

−.01

−.18**

.28**

−.09*

        

N

255

313

311

325

        

6. Reactivity

Ï„

.14**

.09*

.11**

.11**

−.07

       

N

248

308

305

318

317

       

7. Spectrum

Ï„

−.01

−.02

.06

0.02

−.04

0.05

      

N

256

317

315

330

331

322

      

8. Emotional representation

Ï„

.20**

.51**

−.20**

.26**

−.22**

.15**

−.09*

     

N

252

314

313

324

326

317

329

     

9. Environmental attributions

Ï„

.10*

.23**

−.01

−.00

−.03

.18**

.12**

.15**

    

N

244

303

299

311

310

305

316

310

    

10. Biological attributions

Ï„

.13**

.11**

.03

.17**

−.08

.20**

−.02

.16**

−.06

   

N

244

304

301

314

314

307

320

314

316

   

11. Learned behaviour attributions

Ï„

.03

.03

.11**

.00

.00

.17**

.15**

−0.06

.28**

.06

  

N

247

307

304

317

317

310

323

317

319

322

  

12. Own characteristics attributions

Ï„

.11*

.13**

−.01

.15**

−.11**

.20**

.18**

.10*

.36**

−.02

.16**

 

N

241

301

298

310

311

304

316

313

312

316

318

 
  1. ** P < 0.01 (2-tailed) * P < 0.05 level (2-tailed)