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Psychosocial Contributions to Sex-Correlated Differences in Pain
Abstract
Sex-correlated differences in pain perception and behavior have been reported in several studies. Where such differences are found, they are most often in the direction of girls and women reporting more pain than is reported by boys and men. Although biologic, psychologic, and sociocultural factors act interdependently to influence pain responding, most efforts to explain sex-correlated differences in pain have focused on first-order biologic differences between the sexes. The current paper discusses empirical and theoretical literature addressing gender role socialization, cognitive factors, and affective factors associated with sex-correlated differences in pain. We affirm that there is convincing evidence that such psychosocial factors must be taken into account in research on sex-correlated differences in pain. We contend that the use of the dichotomous variable sex as a proxy for presumed biologic aspects of being female or male may obscure the contribution to sex-correlated differences that could be ascribed to the ways in which women and men are socialized with respect to pain perception and pain reporting.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Myers, C. D., Riley, J. L., & Robinson, M. E.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Corresponding author
- Myers, Cynthia D.
- Venue
- The Clinical Journal of Pain
- Published
- 2003-07
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 225-232
- ISSN
- 0749-8047 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2331134117
- Cited by
- 211
- References
- 86
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 12
- FWCI
- 1.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Clinical Journal of Pain (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (1r15mh057131-01a1)
- National Institute of Mental Health (R15MH57131)
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (DE 13208-01A2, DE007283)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Keywords
- sex differences in pain, pain perception, pain reporting, psychosocial factors, gender socialization, cognitive factors, emotional factors
- MeSH terms
- Cognition, Female, Humans, Male, Pain, Pain Measurement, Psychology, Sex Factors, Mood Disorders
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