Table 2 Descriptive statistics; correlations between psychosocial variables and HRQL components and SWB

Psychosocial Variables

Disp. Optimism (DOp)

20.68

4.12

-

0.44*

−0.43*

0.32*

0.32*

0.18*

0.40*

0.38*

0.21*

0.42*

Positive Affect (PA)

2.94

0.78

-

−0.18*

0.24*

0.32*

0.11*

0.41*

0.33*

0.24*

0.36*

Negative Affect (NA)

1.96

0.75

-

-

−0.13*

−0.25*

−0.24*

−0.49*

−0.58*

−0.37*

−0.42*

Spirituality (Sp)

2.71

0.75

-

0.26*

0.05

0.20*

0.15*

0.17

0.41*

Social Support (SS)

68.55

21.37

-

0.14*

0.30*

0.32*

0.23*

0.34*

Treatment Adherence (TA)

5.41

0.54

-

0.21*

0.22*

0.20*

0.19*

Quality of Life Variables

General Well-being (GWB)

49.84

18.90

-

0.66*

0.71*

0.56*

Mental Health (MH)

66.65

25.14

-

0.65*

0.50*

Physical Health (PH)

63.99

26.47

-

0.43*

Subjective Well-being (SWB)

63.60

17.07

-