Attachment and Mentalizing Abilities in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Table 3
Correlation analyses in the IBD patient group.
RFQ certainty
RFQ uncertainty
ASQ Confidence
ASQ Discomfort with closeness
ASQ Relationships as secondary
ASQ Need for approval
ASQ Preoccupation with relationships
Disease activity
Disease duration
Eyes test
.056
-.049
-.163
.007
-.295
-.045
-.074
-.327
-.083
RFQ certainty
-.478
.120
-.058
.004
-.195
-.137
.067
.062
RFQ uncertainty
.020
.021
.012
.243
.267
.023
-.037
ASQ Confidence
-.182
-.043
-.098
-.214
.149
.078
ASQ Discomfort with closeness
.295
.417
.244
-.017
-.030
ASQ Relationships as secondary
.356
.137
.077
.154
ASQ Need for approval
.518
-.203
-.020
ASQ Preoccupation with relationships
-.113
-.217
;;. IBD = inflammatory bowel disease; RFQ = reflective functioning questionnaire; ASQ = attachment style questionnaire. The disease activity was measured using Crohn’s disease activity index (CDAI) for CD and the Partial Mayo Score (PMS) for UC.
