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Sex Differences and Personality Factors in Responsivity to Pain
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This study investigated the relationship between measured levels of masculinity-femininity, social desirability, and responsivity to pain in men and women. The literature suggests that the two personality variables might provide an explanation for the common findings of higher pain thresholds and tolerances in men than in women. A significant interaction was found between masculinity-femininity and sex for pain thresholds. Analysis of this interaction indicated that for men, but not women, there was a significant correlation between masculinity-femininity and pain, where higher masculinity was associated with higher pain thresholds. However, this finding did not account for the sex difference in pain threshold. The sex of the subject remained a significant predictor of both pain thresholds and tolerances after allowing for the influence of masculinity-femininity, social desirability, and their associated interactions.
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- Authors
- Otto, M. W., & Dougher, M. J.
- Affiliations
- University of New Mexico (US)
- Venue
- Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1985-10
- Volume
- 61
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 383-390
- ISSN
- 0031-5125 (ISSN-L)
- 1558-688X
- OpenAlex
- W2014159435
- Cited by
- 193
- References
- 21
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- FWCI
- 3.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Perceptual and Motor Skills (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Keywords
- sex differences, pain threshold, pain tolerance, masculinity and femininity, social desirability, personality factors, gender differences in pain perception
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Female, Gender Identity, Humans, Identification, Psychological, Male, Middle Aged, Pain, Personality, Sensory Thresholds, Set, Psychology, Social Desirability
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