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Table 2 Correlations of Perceived Pain Intensity, subjective helplessness, and salivary cortisol AUCs in the experimental groups

From: Helplessness and perceived pain intensity: relations to cortisol concentrations after electrocutaneous stimulation in healthy young men

 

Subjective helplessness (AUC)

Salivary cortisol (AUC)

 

Total sample (n = 64)

Controllable condition (n = 32)

Uncontrollable condition (n = 32)

Total sample (n = 64)

Controllable condition (n = 32)

Uncontrollable condition (n = 32)

Pain intensity perception (post exposure)

r = 0.500 P < 0.001

r = 0.511 P = 0.003

r = 0.350 P = 0.050

r = 0.304 P = 0.015

r = 0.060 P = 0.745

r = 0.391 P = 0.027

Subjective helplessness AUC (60 min)

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-

-

r = 0.298 P = 0.017

r = 0.087 P = 0.637

r = 0.202 P = 0.268

  1. Values are Pearson correlation coefficients (r) and corresponding p-values (two-tailed); AUC, area under the response curve