From: Psychological characteristics of Japanese patients with chronic pain assessed by the Rorschach test
Cluster | Variables | CP (n = 48) | NA (n = 400) | P value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | No. | % | No. | % |  |  |
 | Introversive | 9 | 19 | 132 | 33 | 0.045 | * |
Controls and stress tolerance | Ambitent | 27 | 56 | 211 | 53 | 0.646 | n.s. |
 | Extratensive | 12 | 25 | 57 | 14 | 0.051 | †|
 | S-CON positive | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.000 | ** |
Affect | DEPI >4 | 17 | 35 | 80 | 20 | 0.014 | * |
 | FM + m < Sum Shading | 17 | 35 | 78 | 20 | 0.011 | * |
 | (CF + C) > FC + 2 | 17 | 35 | 48 | 12 | 0.000 | ** |
 | HVI positive | 10 | 21 | 46 | 12 | 0.065 | n.s. |
 | Zd > +3.0 | 12 | 25 | 56 | 14 | 0.045 | * |
 | Zd < -3.0 | 12 | 25 | 163 | 41 | 0.035 | * |
 | PTI >3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.004 | ** |
Cognition: input, mediation, ideation | XA% > 0.89 | 20 | 42 | 260 | 65 | 0.002 | ** |
 | XA% < 0.70 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | ** |
 | WDA% < 0.75 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.002 | ** |
 | X-% > 0.30 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | ** |
 | X+% < 0.55 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0.000 | ** |
 | MOR > 2 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0.000 | ** |
 | Mp > Ma | 8 | 17 | 139 | 35 | 0.012 | * |
Self-perception and Interpersonal relationship | CDI >3 | 12 | 25 | 116 | 29 | 0.562 | n.s. |
 | Sum T = 0 | 39 | 81 | 228 | 57 | 0.001 | ** |
 | Pure H = 0 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 0.003 | ** |
 | AG > 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 | ** |