Table 6 Criterion validity. Mean and SD of factors in children (ped) and parents (par) according to gender and age of the patient. Differences between girls and boys and between children < 13.0 years and adolescents ≥13.0 years were tested by T-test. The statistically significant results are marked in bold

Positive cognitive distraction (PCDped)

130

2.9 (0.9)

39

2.8 (1.0)

91

2.9 (0.8)

−0.47 to 0.39

57

2.7 (0.9)

73

3.0 (0.9)

−0.63 to − 0.01

Catastrophizing (CATped)

130

2.2 (0.9)

39

1.8 (0.8)

91

2.3 (0.8)

−0.78 to − 0.15

57

2.0 (0.9)

73

2.2 (0.8)

−0.50 to 0.10

Seeking social support (SSSped)

129

2.8 (1.0)

39

2.3 (0.9)

90

3.0 (1.0)

−1.05 to − 0.34

56

2.7 (1.1)

73

2.9 (0.9)

−0.50 to 0.21

Behavioral distraction (BDped)

129

3.3 (1.0)

38

3.1 (1.0)

91

3.3 (1.0)

−0.53 to 0.23

56

3.3 (1.0)

73

3.2 (1.0)

−0.28 to 0.42

Positive self statement (PSSpar)

127

3.3 (0.8)

38

3.1 (0.9)

89

3.3 (0.7)

−0.59 to 0.09

56

3.4 (0.8)

71

3.1 (0.8)

0.04 to 0.60

Catastrophizing (CATpar)

127

2.3 (0.8)

38

2.2 (0.8)

89

2.3 (0.8)

−0.38 to 0.25

56

2.3 (0.8)

71

2.3 (0.8)

−0.23 to 0.35

Seeking social support (SSSpar)

127

3.5 (0.9)

38

3.6 (0.9)

89

3.5 (0.9)

−0.30 to 0.49

56

3.4 (0.9)

71

3.6 (0.9)

−0.60 to 0.03

Distraction (DISpar)

124

3.0 (0.8)

37

2.9 (0.7)

87

3.0 (0.8)

−0.44 to 0.15

55

3.2 (0.8)

69

2.9 (0.7)

0.05 to 0.58