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Catastrophizing and perceived partner responses to pain

Boothby, Jennifer L, Thorn, Beverly E, Overduin, Lorraine Y, Charles Ward, L·2004·Pain

DOI 10.1016/j.pain.2004.02.030

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This study examined the relationship between catastrophizing and patient-perceived partner responses to pain behaviors. The Catastrophizing subscale of the Cognitive Coping Strategy Inventory and the West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory were completed by 62 adult chronic pain patients. Consistent with past research, catastrophizing and patient-perceived solicitous partner behaviors were positively correlated with negative pain outcomes. The communal coping theory of catastrophizing suggests that catastrophizing might be undertaken to solicit support and empathy from others. However, catastrophizing was not related to perceived solicitous partner behavior in this study. Rather, catastrophizing was associated with perceived punishing partner responses. Implications are that catastrophizing and perceived solicitous partner behaviors are independently associated with pain and that catastrophizing may not be reinforced by empathy from significant others.

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Authors: Boothby, J. L., Thorn, B. E., Overduin, L. Y., & Charles Ward, L.
Affiliations: University of Alabama (US)
Indiana State University (US)
Corresponding author: Boothby, Jennifer L
ORCID: Thorn, Beverly E
Venue: Pain
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published: 2004-06
Volume: 109
Issue: 3
Pages: 500-506
ISSN: 0304-3959 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2004.02.030
OpenAlex: W2093663252
Cited by: 126
References: 33
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 11
FWCI: 2.72
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Pain (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Pain Management and Placebo Effect
Keywords: pain catastrophizing, chronic pain, empathy, social support, pain outcomes
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anxiety, Disability Evaluation, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Pain, Pain Measurement, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Reinforcement, Psychology, Social Behavior, Social Support, Reproducibility of Results, Caregivers, Sex Distribution, Spouses

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