Table 7 Construct validity of pain coping factors of the patients. Correlations (Spearman) between pain coping factors, depression inventory (CDI, BDI), pain score on a visual analogue scale (pain VAS), stress and a 2-item catastrophizing score in patients and parents

 Positive cognitive distraction (PCDped)

130

1.00

130

0.15

−0.02 to 0.32

129

0.40

0.24 to 0.54

129

0.36

0.20 to 0.51

 Catastrophizing (CATped)

130

0.16

−0.02 to 0.32

130

1.00

129

0.26

0.09 to 0.42

129

0.07

−0.11 to 0.24

 Seeking social support (SSSped)

129

0.40

0.24 to 0.54

129

0.26

0.09 to 0.42

129

1.00

128

0.24

0.06 to 0.40

 Behavioral distraction (BDped)

129

0.36

0.20 to 0.51

129

0.07

−0.11 to 0.24

128

0.24

0.06 to 0.40

129

1.00

 CDI

127

−0.16

− 0.33 to 0.03)

127

0.49

0.34 to 0.61

126

−0.10

− 0.28 to 0.08

126

−0.19

− 0.35 to − 0.01

 Patient pain VAS

128

0.01

−0.17 to 0.19)

128

0.08

−0.10 to 0.26

127

0.03

−0.15 to 0.21

127

−0.03

− 0.21 to 0.15

 Patient’s stress due to the disease

66

0.05

−0.21 to 0.29

66

0.63

0.45 to 0.76

66

0.23

− 0.02 to 0.45

66

− 0.07

−0.32 to 0.18

 Patient’s stress due to other factors

66

0.02

−0.23 to 0.27

66

0.44

0.21 to 0.62

66

0.09

−0.16 to 0.33

66

0.08

−0.17 to 0.32

 2-item catastrophizing score ped

66

−0.03

−0.28 to 0.22

66

0.65

0.47 to 0.77

66

0.20

− 0.05 to 0.43

66

−0.12

−0.36 to 0.13

 Positive self statement (PSSpar)

127

0.05

−0.14 to 0.22

127

0.09

−0.08 to 0.27

126

0.05

−0.13 to 0.22

126

0.06

−0.12 to 0.24

 Catastrophizing (CATpar)

127

−0.08

−0.26 to 0.10

127

0.19

0.01 to 0.36

126

0.15

−0.03 to 0.32

126

−0.15

−0.32 to 0.03

 Seeking social support (SSSpar)

127

0.13

−0.05 to 0.31

127

0.03

−0.15 to 0.20

126

0.21

0.03 to 0.38

126

0.06

−0.12 to 0.24

 Distraction (DISpar)

123

−0.06

−0.24 to 0.12

124

0.13

−0.30 to 0.05

123

0.00

−0.18 to 0.18

123

0.10

−0.08 to 0.27

 BDI

124

−0.13

−0.30 to 0.06

124

0.03

−0.15 to 0.21

123

0.02

−0.17 to 0.20

123

−0.08

−0.26 to 0.11

 Parent pain VAS

121

0.16

−0.03 to 0.33

121

0.18

0.00 to 0.35

120

0.16

−0.03 to 0.34

120

0.02

−0.16 to 0.21

 Parent’s stress due to the disease

126

−0.09

− 0.26 to 0.09

126

0.08

−0.10 to 0.25

125

0.04

−0.14 to 0.22

125

−0.13

−0.30 to 0.06

 Parent’s stress due to other factors

126

−0.09

− 0.27 to 0.09

126

0.03

−0.15 to 0.21

125

−0.01

− 0.19 to 0.17

125

0.02

−0.16 to 0.20

 2-item catastrophizing score par

123

−0.12

− 0.30 to 0.06

123

0.12

−0.06 to 0.30

122

0.01

−0.17 to 0.19

122

−0.10

−0.27 to 0.09