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Table 5 Spearman’s bivariate correlations (r) among the scales of anxiety symptoms, depression, social impairment, and cognitive distortions

From: Stressful life events and passive behavioral patterns in women with major depressive disorder: a mixed method analysis nested in a clinical trial

Measures

Depressive mood (HAM-Ditem1)

Anxiety (BAI)

BAI (anxiety)

0.632*

-

SDS (disability)

0.608*

0.476*

HAM-Ditem7: work and activities

 − 0.014

 − 0.133

WHOQOL-BREF social domain

 − 0.029

 − 0.180

CD-QUEST

0.359

0.16

CD-QUESTitem2: catastrophization

0.462

0.234

CD-QUESTitem5: rotulation

0.290

0.208

CD-QUESTitem8: mental reading

0.246

 − 0.082

CD-QUESTitem11: would be

0.105

 − 0.056

CD-QUESTitem14: what if

0.603*

0.284

  1. BAI Beck Anxiety Inventory, CD-QUEST Cognitive Distortions Questionaire, HAM-D Hamilton Depression Rating Scale for Depression, SDS Sheehan Disability Scale, WHOQOL-BREF World Health Organization quality of life scale abbreviated
  2. *p < 0.05