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Table 6 Correlations: age and illness duration with four illness identity variables; rejection, acceptance, engulfment and enrichment

From: A cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a scale to assess illness identity in adults living with a chronic illness in South Africa: a case of HIV

N

Variable

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

Age

      

2

Illness duration

0.18

     

0.09

     

90

     

3

Rejection

− 0.13

− 0.1

    

0.23

0.33

    

90

90

    

4

Acceptance

0.00

0.23*

− 0.26*

   

0.96

0.03

0.01

   

90

90

90

   

5

Engulfment

− 0.06

− 0.08

0.26*

− 0.32**

  

0.6

0.45

0.01

< 0.001

  

90

90

90

90

  

6

Enrichment

− 0.01

0.11

− 0.08

0.44**

− 0.18

 

0.9

0.29

0.46

< 0.001

0.09

 

90

90

90

90

90

 
  1. *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
  2. **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
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