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Table 2 Pattern of significant correlations between illness perceptions dimensions and risk perception (n = 298)

From: Understanding the relationship between illness perceptions of breast cancer and perceived risk in a sample of U.A.E. female university students: the role of comparative risk

Illness perceptions

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1. Identity

          

2.Consequences

0.22***

         

3. Timeline

0.20***

0.27***

        

4. Personal control

− 0.14**

0.016

− 0.069

       

5. Treatment control

− 0.23***

− 0.077

0.12*

0.062

      

6. Coherence

− 0.30***

− 0.13*

− 0.18**

0.16**

0.18**

     

7. Emotional reaction

0.23***

0.29***

0.17**

0.042

− 0.12*

− 0.26***

    

8. Concern

0.27***

0.33***

0.24***

0.087

− 0.037

− 0.34***

0.37***

   

Risk perceptions

9. Compared risk

0.031

0.041

0.075

− 0.063

− 0.009

− 0.14*

0.23***

0.22***

  

10. individual perceived risk

0.054

0.054

0.061

0.043

0.022

− 0.11

0.29***

0.30***

  
  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001
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