Table 10 Correlations among CSFQ subscales scores and potential predictor variables by gender for Partners of People with Cancer (PPWC)
From: Feeling well and talking about sex: psycho-social predictors of sexual functioning after cancer
| Â | Â | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Sexual desire/frequency | Sexual desire/interest | Sexual arousal | Sexual orgasm | Sexual pleasure | Total sexual functioning |
SF12-Physical component summary | .22* | .24* | .28** | -.14 | .15 | .12 |
SF12-Mental component summary | .13 | .01 | .13 | .07 | .32** | .13 |
HADS-Anxiety | .14 | .17 | .15 | .01 | .20* | .13 |
HADS-Depression | -.07 | -.03 | -.08 | -.18 | -.15 | -.18 |
Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) | .39** | .17 | .24* | .11 | .51** | .26** |
Dyadic Sexual Communication (DSCS) | .49** | .30** | .37** | .04 | .53** | .33** |
Silencing the Self Scale (STSS) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Externalized self perception | -.19* | -.14 | .08 | -.11 | -.23* | -.13 |
 Silencing the self | -.17 | -.10 | -.18 | -.09 | -.22* | -.16 |
 Care as self sacrifice | .02 | .07 | -.15 | -.26** | .00 | -.19* |
 Divided self | -.23* | -.08 | -.14 | -.01 | -.42** | -.17 |
| Â | Â | Â | Men | Â | Â | Â |
SF12-Physical component summary | .06 | .26* | .27* | .37** | .12 | .33** |
SF12-Mental component summary | .40** | -.28* | -.14 | -.04 | .45** | .06 |
HADS-Anxiety | .29* | -.13 | -.15 | -.03 | .33** | -.03 |
HADS-Depression | -.04 | .17 | .05 | -.02 | -.09 | .12 |
Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) | .11 | -.10 | .01 | .11 | .31** | .11 |
Dyadic Sexual Communication (DSCS) | .49** | -.08 | .18 | .18 | .64** | .34** |
Silencing the Self Scale (STSS) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Externalized self perception | -.22* | .40** | .12 | -.04 | -.26* | .07 |
 Silencing the self | -.25* | -.09 | -.09 | -.26* | -.25* | -.23* |
 Care as self sacrifice | -.14 | -.21 | .00 | -.11 | -.06 | -.08 |
 Divided self | -.31** | .30* | -.06 | -.20 | -.48** | -.13 |