Spousal autonomy support, need satisfaction, and well-being in individuals with chronic pain: A longitudinal study
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The present research examined the effect of spousal autonomy support on the need satisfaction and well-being of individuals with chronic pain. Married individuals with a diagnosed musculoskeletal chronic pain condition (N = 109) completed a baseline questionnaire and a follow-up questionnaire after a 6-month time period. Cross-lagged analyses indicated that spousal autonomy support predicted increases in basic need satisfaction, and need satisfaction predicted increases in well-being. Moreover, the analyses in the opposite direction were not significant. Similarly, cross-lagged analyses were more supportive of the direction from pain intensity to lower well-being, rather than well-being to pain intensity. Finally, we tested a longitudinal structural model using pain intensity and spousal autonomy support as the predictors, basic needs as the mediator, and well-being as the outcome. The model provided a good fit to the data. Results showed that spousal autonomy support had a positive effect on the need satisfaction and well-being of individuals with chronic pain, independent of pain intensity. These findings extend self-determination theory to the chronic pain context and lay the groundwork for future chronic pain studies using the self-determination theory framework.
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- Authors
- Uysal, A., Ascigil, E., & Turunc, G.
- Affiliations
- Middle East Technical University (TR)
- Corresponding author
- Uysal, Ahmet
- Venue
- Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Published
- 2016-08-19
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 281-292
- ISSN
- 0160-7715 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3521
- OpenAlex
- W2509725700
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 66
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 4.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-nd
- www.springer.com/tdm (unspecified)
- Locations
- Journal of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- OpenMETU (Middle East Technical University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Aratirma Kurumu (113K531)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Keywords
- chronic pain, musculoskeletal pain, need satisfaction, basic psychological needs, well-being, self-determination theory, pain intensity, marital relationships, spousal support
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Personal Satisfaction, Surveys and Questionnaires, Spouses, Personal Autonomy, Chronic Pain
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