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Table 3 CARS factors (cognitive appraisals of IBS symptoms)

From: Relationship between cognitive appraisals of symptoms and negative mood for subtypes of irritable bowel syndrome

 

IBSD

IBSC

  
 

Mean Score

Mean Score

t

 

Commitment

4.22 ± 1.58

4.53 ± 1.69

0.90

n.s.

Appraisal of Effect

3.88 ± 1.72

4.20 ± 1.62

0.90

n.s.

Appraisal of Threat

3.39 ± 1.91

3.20 ± 1.42

0.53

n.s.

Controllability

4.63 ± 1.57

4.40 ± 1.75

0.65

n.s.

  1. n.s.= not significant