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Social context and acceptance of chronic pain: the role of solicitous and punishing responses
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Much of the behavior of chronic pain sufferers happens in social contexts where social influences can play a role in their suffering and disability. Researchers have investigated relations of social responses with verbal and overt pain behavior and, more recently, with patient thinking, such as catastrophizing. There has not yet been a study of social influences on patient acceptance of chronic pain. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relations between solicitous, punishing, and distracting responses, from significant others in the patient's life, with components of patient acceptance of pain. 228 consecutive patients referred to a multidisciplinary pain center provided data for this study including their responses to the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire and the Multidimensional Pain Inventory. Primary results showed that, as predicted, both solicitous and punishing responses from significant others were negatively associated with acceptance of pain. These relations remained, independent of patient age, education, pain level, and level of general support from the significant other. These results suggest that social influences can play a role in patients' engagement in activity with pain present and their willingness to have pain without trying to avoid or control it.
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- Authors
- McCracken, L. M.
- Affiliations
- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases (GB)
- Corresponding author
- McCracken, Lance M.
- ORCID
- McCracken, Lance M.
- Venue
- Pain
- Published
- 2005-01
- Volume
- 113
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 155-159
- ISSN
- 0304-3959 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2115910704
- Cited by
- 136
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.56
- 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
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Keywords
- chronic pain, pain acceptance, social support, significant others, pain catastrophizing, Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire, Multidimensional Pain Inventory
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Chronic Disease, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Pain, Pain Measurement, Predictive Value of Tests, Regression Analysis, Severity of Illness Index, Social Behavior, Social Environment, Social Support
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