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A confirmatory factor analysis of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale: invariant factor structure across clinical and non-clinical populations

Van Damme, Stefaan, Crombez, Geert, Bijttebier, Patricia, Goubert, Liesbet, Van Houdenhove, Boudewijn·2002·Pain

Abstract

This study examined the factor structure of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale in three different Dutch-speaking samples: 550 pain-free students, 162 chronic low back pain patients, and 100 fibromyalgia patients. Confirmatory factor analyses were used to compare three different models of pain catastrophizing (one factor, two oblique factors, three oblique factors), and to investigate the invariance of the factor structure across the three different samples. The results indicated that a three-factor oblique model with a four-item rumination factor, a three-item magnification factor, and a six-item helplessness factor provided the best fit to the data in the three samples. Furthermore, it was found that this model could be considered as invariant across three samples (pain-free students, chronic low back pain patients, and fibromyalgia patients) and across gender, indicating that the same processes are measured in different subgroups.

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Authors
Van Damme, S., Crombez, G., Bijttebier, P., Goubert, L., & Van Houdenhove, B.
Affiliations
  • Ghent University (BE)
  • Fund for Scientific Research (BE)
Venue
Pain
Published
2002-04
Volume
96
Issue
3
Pages
319-324
ISSN
0304-3959 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2020682201
Cited by
579
References
35
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FWCI
9.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Pain (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
Pain Catastrophizing Scale, pain catastrophizing, factor structure, measurement invariance, rumination, magnification, helplessness, chronic low back pain, fibromyalgia, cross-cultural validation, gender differences
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Female, Fibromyalgia, Humans, Male, Models, Psychological, Sex Factors, Low Back Pain

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