Importance of personality and coping expectancy on patient-reported hearing disability, quality of life and distress level: a study of patients referred to an audiology service

Table 3 Pearson’s product-moment correlations

				PTA			APHAB			QoL				Coping expectancy
		Age	HL duration	Worst	Better	Inter-aural difference	Total	Quiet	Adverse	General	Functional	GHQ	Neuroticism	Positive Coping	Helplessness
	HL Duration	− .04
PTA	Worst	− .01	.34**
PTA	Better	.14	.41**	.65**
	Inter-aural difference	− .16	.04	.51**	− .31**
APHAB	Total	− .02	− .24**	− .31**	− .38**	.05
	Quiet	− .07	− .26**	− .28**	− .36**	.07	.95**
	Adverse	.04	− .21*	− .30**	− .34**	.02	.91**	.74**
QoL	General	.15	− .17	− .05	.03	− .14	.26**	.22**	.27**
QoL	Functional	.07	− .11	− .02	.03	− .14	.31**	.28**	.31**	.79**
	GHQ	− .13	.14	− .11	− .21*	.11	− .18*	− .17*	− .17*	− .50**	− .44**
	Neuroticism	− .28**	.07	− .03	− .13	.08	− .19*	− .19*	− .17*	− .47**	− .46**	.56**
Coping expectancy	Positive Coping	.04	− .15	− .08	− .05	− .1	.26**	.24**	.25**	.42**	.34**	− .39**	− .41**
	Helplessness	.001	.06	− .05	− .08	− .1	− .17*	− .15	.17*	− .55**	− .44**	.40**	.47**	.52**
	Hopelessness	− .10	.09	− .02	− .10	− .17	− .14	− .11	− .11	− .38**	− .37**	.34**	.41**	− .44**	.72**

**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
HL Hearing loss, PTA Pure-tone average, APHAB Abbreviated profile of hearing aid benefit, QoL Quality of life, GHQ General health questionnaire

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