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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 2 Minimum, maximum, mean and standard deviation of the items of the causal dimension of the RIPQ (N = 157)

From: Causal attribution among women with breast cancer

Cause

Category

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

SD

Stress or worry

Psychological Attribution

1

5

3.98

1.124

Emotional condition

Psychological Attribution

1

5

3.57

1.307

Family problems or worries

Psychological Attribution

1

5

3.49

1.394

Alterations in the body’s defenses

Biological Risk Factor

1

5

3.48

1.289

Hereditary factors

Biological Risk Factor

1

5

3.29

1.554

My personal behavior

Behavioral Risk Factor

1

5

3.22

1.346

Fate or Bad luck

Bad luck/Fate

1

5

3.01

1.439

My way of being (personality)

Psychological Attribution

1

5

2.96

1.339

Overwork

Work-related Cause

1

5

2.91

1.452

Negative mental attitude

Psychological Attribution

1

5

2.78

1.347

Little medical care in the past

Lack of Access to Resources

1

5

2.75

1.472

Eating habits

Behavioral Risk Factor

1

5

2.71

1.374

Environmental Pollution

Chemicals

1

5

2.61

1.314

Smoking

Behavioral Risk Factor

1

5

2.46

1.483

Aging

Biological Risk Factor

1

5

2.43

1.252

Overweight

Biological Risk Factor

1

5

2.39

1.328

Microbe or virus

Biological Risk Factor

1

5

2.24

1.094

Accident or injury

Biological Risk Factor

1

5

2.01

1.038