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Table 3 Correlations between PTED-Scale and other psychometric characteristics

From: Embitterment and metacognition in obsessive–compulsive disorder

Variable

PTED-OCD

PTED-HC

BDI-II

r = 0,667; p ≤ 0.001

r = 0,635; p ≤ 0.001

HAM-D

r = 0,315; p = 0,084

r = 0,572; p = 0,001

PSP

r =—0,463; p = 0,009

r =—0,263; n. s

STAI-I

r = 0,504; p = 0,004

r = 0,487; p = 0,005

STAI-II

r = 0,560; p = 0,001

r = 0,547; p = 0,001

MCQ-Positive beliefs

r = 0,364; p = 0,044

r = 0,328; n. s

MCQ-Danger

r = 0,336; p = 0,065

r = 0,360; p = 0,047

MCQ- Cognitive confidence

r = 0,232; n. s

r = 0,050; n. s

MCQ- Need to control thoughts

r = 0,455; p = 0,010

r = 0,052; n. s

MCQ- Cognitive self-consciousness

r = 0,362; p = 0,045

r =—0,223; n. s

MCQ-total

r = 0,427; p = 0,017

r = 0,223; n. s

  1. BDI-II Beck-Depression-Inventory, HAMD Hamilton Depression-Scale, HC Healthy controls, MCQ Metacognitions Questionnaire, n. s. non-significant, OCD Obsessive–compulsive disorder, PSP Personal and Social Performance Scale, PTED Posttraumatic embitterment disorder self-rating scale, STAI State and Trait Anxiety Inventory