Table 4.
Means and standard deviations of pain catastrophizing subscales and total scores for ICPs and their spouses
| ICPs |
Spouses |
t | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | ||
| Rumination | 8.01 | 4.90 | 9.80 | 3.82 | −3.00* |
| Magnification | 4.21 | 3.33 | 5.32 | 3.19 | −3.09* |
| Helplessness | 7.64 | 6.30 | 7.50 | 4.55 | .21 |
| Total PCS | 19.03 | 13.22 | 22.62 | 9.90 | −2.80* |
P<.01; ICPs, individuals with chronic pain; PCS, pain catastrophizing scale.