Table 3.

Correlations between invalidation scores (discounting and lack of understanding) and continuous variables. P values were calculated by Pearson bivariate correlation.

Variables	Family				Health Professionals
	Discounting		Lack of Understanding		Discounting		Lack of Understanding
	Correlation Coefficient, r	p	Correlation Coefficient, r	p	Correlation Coefficient, r	p	Correlation Coefficient, r	p
Age	0.01	0.80	0.11	0.010	−0.04	0.32	0.03	0.45
Pain	0.28	< 0.001	0.27	< 0.001	0.24	< 0.001	0.22	< 0.001
Loneliness	0.34	< 0.001	0.37	< 0.001	0.15	< 0.001	0.16	< 0.001
Happiness	−0.25	< 0.001	−0.26	< 0.001	−0.24	< 0.001	−0.20	< 0.001
Extroversion	−0.03	0.53	−0.07	0.13	−0.09	0.04	−0.10	0.02
Agreeableness	−0.16	< 0.001	−0.20	< 0.001	−0.17	< 0.001	−0.17	< 0.001
Conscientiousness	−0.21	< 0.001	−0.17	< 0.001	−0.23	< 0.001	−0.17	< 0.001
Emotional stability	−0.20	< 0.001	−0.20	< 0.001	−0.14	0.001	−0.10	< 0.001
Openness	−0.07	0.088	−0.12	0.005	−0.11	0.01	−0.15	< 0.001