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Sullivan N, Schorpp H, Crosky S, Thien S, Helmer DA, Litke DR, Pigeon WR, Quigley KS, McAndrew LM. Treatment and life goals among veterans with Gulf War illness. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0295168. [PMID: 38033143 PMCID: PMC10688846 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Medically unexplained syndromes (MUS), also termed persistent physical symptoms, are both prevalent and disabling. Yet treatments for MUS are marked by high rates of patient dissatisfaction, as well as disagreement between patients and providers on the management of persistent physical symptoms. A better understanding of patient-generated goals could increase collaborative goal setting and promote person-centered care, a critical component of MUS treatment; yet research in this area is lacking. This paper aimed to develop a typology of treatment and life goals among Gulf War veterans with a medically unexplained syndrome (Gulf War Illness). We examined participants' responses to open-ended questions about treatment and life goals using Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis methodology. Results showed that treatment goals could be categorized into four overarching themes: 1) Get better/healthier, 2) Improve quality of life, 3) Improve or seek additional treatment, and 4) Don't know/Don't have any. Life goals were categorized into six overarching themes: 1) Live a fulfilling life, 2) Live a happy life, 3) Live a healthy life, 4) Be productive/financially successful, 5) Manage GWI, and 6) Don't know/Don't have any. Treatment goals were largely focused on getting better/healthier (e.g., improving symptoms), whereas life goals focused on living a fulfilling life. Implications for the treatment of Gulf War Illness and patient-provider communication are discussed. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02161133.
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- Nicole Sullivan
- War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, United States of America
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- War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, United States of America
- Department of Psychology, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, United States of America
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- Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, Albany, NY, United States of America
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- War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, United States of America
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- Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America
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- War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, United States of America
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY, United States of America
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, United States of America
- Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, Albany, NY, United States of America
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Boselie JJLM, Peters ML. Shifting the perspective: how positive thinking can help diminish the negative effects of pain. Scand J Pain 2023; 23:452-463. [PMID: 36803855 DOI: 10.1515/sjpain-2022-0129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The field of pain psychology has taken significant steps forward during the last decades and the way we think about how to treat chronic pain has radically shifted from a biomedical perspective to a biopsychosocial model. This change in perspective has led to a surge of accumulating research showing the importance of psychological factors as determinants for debilitating pain. Vulnerability factors, such as pain-related fear, pain catastrophizing and escape/avoidant behaviours may increase the risk of disability. As a result, psychological treatment that has emerged from this line of thinking has mainly focused on preventing and decreasing the adverse impact of chronic pain by reducing these negative vulnerability factors. Recently, another shift in thinking has emerged due to the field of positive psychology, which aims to have a more complete and balanced scientific understanding of the human experience, by abandoning the exclusive focus on vulnerability factors towards including protective factors. METHODS The authors have summarised and reflected on the current state-of-the-art of pain psychology from a positive psychology perspective. RESULTS Optimism is an important factor that may in fact buffer and protect against pain chronicity and disability. Resulting treatment approaches from a positive psychology perspective are aimed at increasing protective factors, such as optimism, to increase resilience towards the negative effects of pain. CONCLUSIONS We propose that the way forward in pain research and treatment is the inclusion of both vulnerability and protective factors. Both have unique roles in modulating the experience of pain, a finding that had been neglected for too long. Positive thinking and pursuing valued goals can make one's life gratifying and fulfilling, despite experiencing chronic pain.
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- Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Peterson JA, Staud R, Thomas PA, Goodin BR, Fillingim RB, Cruz-Almeida Y. Self-reported pain and fatigue are associated with physical and cognitive function in middle to older-aged adults. Geriatr Nurs 2023; 50:7-14. [PMID: 36640518 PMCID: PMC10316316 DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Persistent fatigue is often reported in those with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Separately, both chronic pain and chronic fatigue contribute to physical and cognitive decline in older adults. Concurrent pain and fatigue symptoms may increase disability and diminish quality of life, though little data exist to show this. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between self-reported pain and fatigue, both independently and combined, with cognitive and physical function in middle-older-aged adults with chronic knee pain. Using a cross-sectional study design participants (n = 206, age 58.0 ± 8.3) completed questionnaires on pain and fatigue, a physical performance battery to assess physical function, and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Hierarchical regressions and moderation analyses were used to assess the relationship between the variables of interest. Pain and fatigue both predicted physical function (β = -0.305, p < 0.001; β = -0.219, p = 0.003, respectively), however only pain significantly predicted cognitive function (β = -0.295, p <0.001). A centered pain*fatigue interaction was a significant predictor of both cognitive function (β = -0.137, p = 0.049) and physical function (β = -0.146, p = 0.048). These findings indicate that self-reported fatigue may contribute primarily to decline in physical function among individuals with chronic pain, and less so to decline in cognitive function. Future studies should examine the impact of both cognitive and physical function decline together on overall disability and health.
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- Jessica A Peterson
- College of Dentistry, Pain Research & Intervention Center of Excellence (PRICE), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; College of Dentistry, Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- College of Dentistry, Pain Research & Intervention Center of Excellence (PRICE), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; College of Medicine, Rheumatology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- College of Arts and Science, Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; School of Medicine, Center for Addiction & Pain Prevention & Intervention (CAPPI), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- College of Arts and Science, Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; School of Medicine, Center for Addiction & Pain Prevention & Intervention (CAPPI), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- College of Dentistry, Pain Research & Intervention Center of Excellence (PRICE), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; College of Dentistry, Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- College of Dentistry, Pain Research & Intervention Center of Excellence (PRICE), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; College of Dentistry, Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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Messer LH, Vigers T, Pyle L, Fivekiller E, Wadwa RP, Hernandez TL, Cook PF. Novel predictors of daily fluctuations in glycemia and self-management in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes. Diabet Med 2022; 39:e14910. [PMID: 35776655 DOI: 10.1111/dme.14910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS To understand morning biopsychosocial factors that predict glycemia, adherence, and goal attainment in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with type 1 diabetes (T1D) on a daily basis. METHODS Eight-eight AYA (mean 17.6 ± 2.6 years, 54% female, HbA1c 7.9 ± 1.4%, diabetes duration 8.5 ± 4.5 years) with T1D who use Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) completed a 2-week prospective study. Participants chose a self-management goal to focus on during participation. For six days, participants prospectively completed a 25-item Engagement Prediction Survey to assess biopsychosocial factors to predict daily diabetes outcomes and an end-of-day Goal Survey. Lasso and mixed-model regression were used to determine items in the Engagement Prediction Survey most predictive of perceived goal attainment, CGM Time-in-Range (TIR, 70-180 mg/dl), sensor mean glucose, number of insulin boluses and hyperglycemia response (bolus within 30 min of high alert or glucose <200 mg/dl within 2 hours). RESULTS A 7-item model (including current glucose, planning/wanting to manage diabetes, wanting to skip self-management, feeling good about self, health perception and support needs) explained 16.7% of the daily variance in TIR, 18.6% of mean sensor glucose, 2.1% of the number of boluses, 14% of hyperglycemia response, and 28.7% of goal attainment perceptions. The mean absolute change in day-to-day TIR was 16%, sensor glucose was 30 mg/dl, and the number of boluses was 2. AYA reported more positive Engagement Prediction Survey responses on mornings when they awoke with lower glucose levels. CONCLUSIONS Morning biopsychosocial state factors predict glycemic and adherence outcomes in AYA with diabetes and could be a novel intervention target for future behavioural interventions.
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- Laurel H Messer
- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- College of Nursing, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- College of Nursing, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Children's Hospital Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- College of Nursing, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Relationship between Mental Disorders and Optimism in a Community-Based Sample of Adults. Behav Sci (Basel) 2022; 12:bs12020052. [PMID: 35200303 PMCID: PMC8869756 DOI: 10.3390/bs12020052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Optimism should be included in efforts to protect mental health, as it can provide cognitive resources. Optimism also reduces the negative effects of stressful life events associated with the occurrence and recurrence of mental disorders. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between mental disorders and optimism in a community-based sample of adults. The study was conducted in three semi-rural clusters determined via random sampling. After adjustment in accordance with the independent variables, the relationship between each psychiatric disorder and Life Orientation Test (LOT) was calculated using logistic models. Overall, 24.5% of participants were categorized into at least one mental disorder group, with 20.8%, 3.5%, and 0.3% having one, two, or three mental disorders, respectively. The median LOT score was lower in patients diagnosed from the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders modules, except for the somatoform disorder module. Maintaining an optimistic view reduced the risk of mood disorders by 0.86 (OR; 95% CI, 0.81–0.91), anxiety disorders by 0.89 (0.83–0.97), and probable alcohol abuse by 0.83 (0.74–0.93) times after adjustment. The role of an optimistic view in coping with mental problems should be investigated in detail.
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Fibromyalgia: Evidence for Deficits in Positive Psychology Resources. A Case-Control Study from the Al-Ándalus Project. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182212021. [PMID: 34831775 PMCID: PMC8618469 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182212021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Positive psychology is the study of positive subjective experience and individual traits. Identifying deficits in positive psychology regarding fibromyalgia may inform targets for management. Therefore, the aim of the present case–control study was to compare the levels of positive affect, negative affect, satisfaction with life, optimism and emotional repair in a large sample of women with fibromyalgia (cases) and age-matched peers without fibromyalgia (controls). This case–control study included 437 women with fibromyalgia (51.6 ± 7.1 years old) and 206 age-matched women without fibromyalgia (50.6 ± 7.2 years old). Participants self-reported their levels of (i) subjective well-being on the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule and the Satisfaction with Life Scale, (ii) dispositional optimism on the Life Orientation Test-Revised and (iii) emotional repair on the Trait Meta-Mood Scale. Women with fibromyalgia showed lower levels of positive affect, satisfaction with life, optimism and emotional repair and higher levels of negative affect. Large effect sizes were found for positive affect, negative affect and satisfaction with life (all, Cohen’s d ≥ 0.80) and small-to-moderate for emotional repair and optimism (both, Cohen’s d ≥ 0.50). Women with fibromyalgia experience deficits of positive psychology resources. Thus, developing tailored therapies for fibromyalgia focusing on reducing deficits in positive psychology resources may be of clinical interest, though this remains to be corroborated in future research.
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Peñacoba C, López-Gómez I, Pastor-Mira MA, López-Roig S, Ecija C. Contextualizing goal preferences in fear-avoidance models. Looking at fatigue as a disabling symptom in fibromyalgia patients. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0254200. [PMID: 34237093 PMCID: PMC8266041 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The fear-avoidance model provides an explanation for the development of chronic pain, including the role of perception (i.e. pain catastrophism) as an explanatory variable. Recent research has shown that the relationship between pain catastrophism and avoidance is influenced in turn by different psychological and contextual variables, highlighting the affective-motivational ones. From this perspective, the Goal Pursuit Questionnaire (GPQ) was developed to measure the preference for hedonic goals (mood-management or pain-avoidance goals) over achievement goals in musculoskeletal pain patients. Recently, the Spanish version of the GPQ in fibromyalgia patients has been validated. Our aim has been to adapt the Spanish version of GPQ from pain to fatigue symptoms and to validate this new questionnaire (GPQ-F) in fibromyalgia. Despite the recognition of fibromyalgia as a complex disorder and the need for a differential study of its symptoms, fatigue, despite its high prevalence and limiting nature, remains the forgotten symptom. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 231 women with fibromyalgia. Previously, we adapted the Spanish GPQ for fatigue symptoms with three sub-studies (group structured interview, self-administration questionnaire and thinking-aloud; n = 15–27 patients). We explored the GPQ structure and performed path analyses to test conditional mediation relationships. Exploratory factor analysis showed two factors: ‘Fatigue-avoidance goal’ and ‘Mood-management goal’ (39.3% and 13.9% of explained variance, respectively). The activity avoidance pattern fully mediated the relation between both catastrophizing and fatigue-avoidance goals with fatigue. The study shows initial findings about the usefulness of the GPQ-F as a tool to analyze goal preferences related to fatigue in fibromyalgia. The results supported the mediational role of activity avoidance patterns in the relationship between preference for fatigue-avoidance goals and fatigue.
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- Cecilia Peñacoba
- Department of Psychology, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health, Miguel Hernández University, Campus de Sant Joan, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health, Miguel Hernández University, Campus de Sant Joan, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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Fowler LA, Moore PJ, Macura Z, Singh MA, Cooke FPR, Charmak WD. How are expectancies and values cognitively combined to determine behavioral intentions? The role of
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theory, information integration and behavioral outcomes in dietary intentions. APPLIED COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/acp.3833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Lauren A. Fowler
- Department of Psychiatry Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis Missouri USA
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- Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences The George Washington University Washington DC USA
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- Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences The George Washington University Washington DC USA
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- Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences The George Washington University Washington DC USA
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- Department of Allergy & Immunology Children's National Hospital Washington DC USA
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- United States Department of Defense Medical Activity Ft Meade Maryland USA
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Kersten M, Swets JA, Cox CR, Kusumi T, Nishihata K, Watanabe T. Attenuating Pain With the Past: Nostalgia Reduces Physical Pain. Front Psychol 2020; 11:572881. [PMID: 33154729 PMCID: PMC7589743 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.572881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Previous work has found that nostalgia, a sentimental longing for the past, is associated with psychological, emotional, and social benefits. Recent research has demonstrated that nostalgic reflection also can improve individuals’ physical health (i.e., exercise) and reduce temperature-related pain. Building on this, two experiments examined how nostalgia can reduce people’s pain perceptions (i.e., reduced severity and increased tolerance). Specifically, Study 1 showed that inducing nostalgia through a writing task decreased perceived pain severity (i.e., intensity) among self-reported chronic pain sufferers. Study 2, in turn, demonstrated that Japanese individuals experienced increased pain tolerance (i.e., the maximum level of pain a person can tolerate) for a pressure algometer task following thoughts of nostalgia (vs. a control prime). This work provides evidence that nostalgic reflection may serve as a psychological resource to reduce the perceived severity of physical pain.
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- Mike Kersten
- Department of Psychology, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, United States
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- Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Judge ST, Clasey JL, Crofford LJ, Segerstrom SC. Optimism and Pain Interference in Aging Women. Ann Behav Med 2020; 54:202-212. [PMID: 31634392 DOI: 10.1093/abm/kaz040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pain interferes with people's daily lives and often limits the extent to which they can pursue goals and engage in activities that promote well-being. However, people vary in how much interference they experience at a given level of pain. PURPOSE The present study tested how optimism affects and is affected by pain interference and goal-directed activity among older women. METHODS Every 3 months for 2 years, community-dwelling middle- and older-age women (N = 199) completed online daily diaries at home for a 7 day period, in which they reported their daily pain, pain interference, and goal-directed activity. Optimism was measured at the start and end of the study. Multilevel models tested the between- and within-person relationships among pain, optimism, and pain interference or goal-directed activity. Linear regression predicted change in optimism over 2 years from pain interference and goal-directed activity. RESULTS Pain best predicted pain interference and optimism best predicted goal-directed activity. There were subtle interactions between optimism and pain-predicting interference and goal-directed activity. Accumulated goal-directed activity and pain interference across the study predicted longitudinal changes in optimism, with higher activity and lower pain interference predicting increased optimism over 2 years. CONCLUSIONS Optimism may play a protective role in disruptions caused by pain on a day-to-day basis, leading to increased goal-directed activity and possibly decreased pain interference. In turn, less interference and more goal-directed activity feed forward into increased optimism, resulting in a virtuous cycle that enhances optimism and well-being among older women.
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- Stephanie T Judge
- Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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A growing body of literature provides evidence of the health-promoting effects of optimism, including its protective role in acute and chronic pain. Optimists are characterized by positive expectations concerning the future. These positive outcome expectancies lead to more and longer goal-directed efforts and the use of approach coping strategies. No systematic review on the effects of optimism on the experience of pain has so far been conducted. A search in the databases PubMed, Web of Science and PsycInfo, and the scanning of reference lists identified 69 eligible studies. These were categorized according to sample size, participants' age and sex, design, optimism-pain relation as primary vs. secondary study objective, and level of study/publication quality. Overall percentages of positive, zero, and negative associations between optimism and pain as well as relative frequencies of these associations in the different categories were analyzed. About 70% of the studies showed a positive, i.e., beneficial association between optimism and at least one pain outcome. A larger percentage of beneficial associations was found in studies with experimental designs, in studies with the optimism-pain relation as primary objective, in high-quality studies/publications, and in studies including participants with a higher average age. The review suggests that optimism is associated with less acute and chronic pain, especially since a higher percentage of beneficial associations was found with high study/publication quality and with the primary focus on this relationship. For the moderating role of age, different explanations are proposed. Further research on causal relationships and on optimism-fostering clinical interventions is needed.
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- Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Pastor-Mira MA, López-Roig S, Martínez-Zaragoza F, León E, Abad E, Lledó A, Peñacoba C. Goal Preferences, Affect, Activity Patterns and Health Outcomes in Women With Fibromyalgia. Front Psychol 2019; 10:1912. [PMID: 31496975 PMCID: PMC6712496 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Some motivational models understand health behavior as a result of the interaction between goal preferences and mood. However, this perspective has not been explored in fibromyalgia. Furthermore, in chronic pain, it has only been explored with regard to negative affect. Thus, our aims were: (1) to develop a Spanish version of the Goal Pursuit Questionnaire (GPQ); (2) to explore the relationships between goal preferences and health outcomes, testing the moderator role of affect and the mediating role of chronic pain activity patterns. We conducted two cross-sectional studies. In Study 1, after a double translation/back-translation process, we interviewed 94 women attending the Fibromyalgia Unit of the Community of Valencia in order to identify the cultural feasibility and the content validity of the GPQ. Study 2 comprised 260 women. We explored the GPQ structure and performed path analyses to test conditional mediation relationships. Eight activities from the original GPQ were changed while maintaining the conceptual equivalence. Exploratory factor analysis showed two factors: 'Pain-avoidance goal' and 'Mood-management goal' (37 and 13% of explained variance, respectively). These factors refer to patients' preference for hedonic goals (pain avoidance or mood-management) over achievement goals. Robust RMSEA fit index of the final models ranged from 0.039 for pain to 0.000 for disability and fibromyalgia impact. Pain avoidance goals and negative affect influenced pain mediated by task-contingent persistence. They also affected disability mediated by task and excessive persistence. Pain avoidance goals and positive affect influenced fibromyalgia impact mediated by activity avoidance. We also found a direct effect of negative and positive affect on health outcomes. Preference for pain avoidance goals was always related to pain, disability and fibromyalgia impact through activity patterns. Affect did not moderate these relationships and showed direct and indirect paths on health outcomes, mainly by increasing persistence and showing positive affect as an asset and not a risk factor. Intervention targets should include flexible reinforcement of achievement goals relative to pain avoidance goals and positive affect in order to promote task-persistence adaptive activity patterns and decreased activity avoidance.
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain
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- Fibromyalgia Unit, San Vicente del Raspeig Hospital, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain
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- Health Sciences Faculty, Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain
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Volumetric brain correlates of approach-avoidance behavior and their relation to chronic back pain. Brain Imaging Behav 2019; 14:1758-1768. [PMID: 31065925 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-019-00110-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Avoiding any harm, such as painful experiences, is an important ability for our physical and mental health. This avoidance behavior might be overactive under chronic pain, and the cortical and subcortical brain volumetry, which also often changes in chronic pain states, might be a significant correlate of this behavior. In the present study, we thus investigated the association between volumetric brain differences using 3 T structural magnetic resonance imaging and pain- versus pleasure-related approach-avoidance behavior using an Approach Avoidance Task in the laboratory in chronic back pain (N = 42; mean age: 51.34 years; 23 female) and healthy individuals (N = 43; mean age: 45.21 years; 15 female). We found significant differences in hippocampal, amygdala and accumbens volumes in patients compared to controls. The patients` hippocampal volume was significantly positively related to pain avoidance, the amygdala volume to positive approach, and the accumbens volume negatively to a bias to pain avoidance over positive approach. These associations were significantly moderated by pain symptom duration. Cortical structure may thus contribute to an overacting pain avoidance system in chronic back pain, and could, together with a reduction in approaching positive stimuli, be related to maladaptive choice and decision-making processes in chronic pain.
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Iddon JE, Taylor PJ, Unwin J, Dickson JM. The role of positive goal engagement in increased mental well-being among individuals with chronic non-cancer pain. Br J Pain 2019; 13:230-238. [PMID: 31656629 DOI: 10.1177/2049463718824857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Individuals with chronic pain commonly report significant functional impairment and reduced quality of life. Despite this, little is known about psychological processes and mechanisms underpinning enhancements in well-being within this population. The study aimed to investigate whether (1) increased levels of pain intensity and interference were associated with lower levels of mental well-being, (2) increased positive goal engagement was associated with higher levels of mental well-being and (3) whether the relationships between pain characteristics and mental well-being were mediated by increased positive goal engagement. A total of 586 individuals with chronic pain participated in the cross-sectional, online study. Participants completed self-report measures to assess pain intensity and interference, mental well-being and goal motivation variables. Results showed that pain interference and positive goal engagement were associated with mental well-being. Moreover, the relationship between pain interference and mental well-being was partially mediated by positive goal engagement. The results provide tentative evidence for the protective role of positive goal engagement in enabling individuals with chronic pain to maintain a sense of mental well-being. The study develops the biopsychosocial model of chronic pain by examining the roles and relationships of relevant yet previously unexplored psychological constructs. The promotion of mental well-being through the enhancement of positive goal engagement is discussed, offering a platform for further research and clinical interventions.
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- Joanne E Iddon
- Complex Rehabilitation Unit, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Division of Psychology and Mental Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, UK
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- Department of Clinical Health Psychology, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, Southport, UK
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- School of Arts and Humanities, Psychology Department, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia.,Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Meints SM, Edwards RR. Evaluating psychosocial contributions to chronic pain outcomes. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2018; 87:168-182. [PMID: 29408484 PMCID: PMC6067990 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2018.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Revised: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The biopsychosocial model of pain dominates the scientific community's understanding of chronic pain. Indeed, the biopsychosocial approach describes pain and disability as a multidimensional, dynamic integration among physiological, psychological, and social factors that reciprocally influence one another. In this article, we review two categories of studies that evaluate the contributions of psychosocial factors to the experience of chronic pain. First, we consider general psychosocial variables including distress, trauma, and interpersonal factors. Additionally, we discuss pain-specific psychosocial variables including catastrophizing, expectations, and pain-related coping. Together, we present a diverse array of psychological, social, and contextual factors and highlight the need to consider their roles in the development, maintenance, and treatment of chronic pain conditions.
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- S M Meints
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
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Luthi F, Vuistiner P, Favre C, Hilfiker R, Léger B. Avoidance, pacing, or persistence in multidisciplinary functional rehabilitation for chronic musculoskeletal pain: An observational study with cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0203329. [PMID: 30180195 PMCID: PMC6122830 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background Three main activity patterns have been distinguished in describing chronic pain (avoidance, pacing and persistence). However, their influence on patient outcomes remains a question of debate. This observational study aimed to measure the associations between the avoidance, pacing, and persistence (labelled overdoing) scales of the Patterns of Activity Measure–Pain (POAM-P), self-reported outcomes (pain-interference, depression, functional ability), and observational outcomes (walking, lifting test, physical fitness). Methods We conducted an observational study with cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. The data were collected prospectively before and after treatment, which was a 5-week functional rehabilitation including vocational aspects. In addition to self-reported and observational outcomes, patients were asked if they thought they would be able to return to work at 6 months. Analyses were conducted with treatment effect sizes, correlations, and multiple regression models. Results In this sample (891 patients), we found on average small to moderate improvements for pain-interference and observational outcomes (Cohen’s d: 0.37 to 0.64). According to the multivariable models, overdoing was associated with most of the beneficial psychosocial and observational outcomes (β -0.13 to 0.17; all p<0.01). Avoidance was related to negative psychosocial outcomes before treatment (β -0.09 to 0.17; all p<0.015). Pacing, which had moderate correlation with avoidance (r = 0.46), was not associated with most of the outcomes. The feeling that the goal of returning to work was attainable was associated with lower avoidance scores (adjusted OR 0.97; p = 0.024). Conclusions The overdoing POAM-P scale probably measures a task-contingent persistence, which appears appropriate in the setting of this study. Persistent behavior was indeed related to small or moderate positive biopsychosocial outcomes, before and after treatment. Moreover feeling able to return to work was related to lower avoidance. Further studies should test the efficacy of motivational strategies that may promote functional task-contingent persistence and reduce avoidance of painful tasks.
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- François Luthi
- Department for Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Clinique Romande de Réadaptation suva, Sion, Switzerland
- Institute for Research in Rehabilitation, Clinique Romande de Réadaptation suva, Sion, Switzerland
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Orthopedic Hospital, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute for Research in Rehabilitation, Clinique Romande de Réadaptation suva, Sion, Switzerland
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- Unit of Psychosomatic Medicine, Clinique Romande de Réadaptation suva, Sion, Switzerland
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- Institute for Research in Rehabilitation, Clinique Romande de Réadaptation suva, Sion, Switzerland
- School of Health Science, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland Valais (HES-SO Valais-Wallis), Sion, Switzerland
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- Institute for Research in Rehabilitation, Clinique Romande de Réadaptation suva, Sion, Switzerland
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Emotional and Motivational Pain Processing: Current State of Knowledge and Perspectives in Translational Research. Pain Res Manag 2018; 2018:5457870. [PMID: 30123398 PMCID: PMC6079355 DOI: 10.1155/2018/5457870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Pain elicits fear and anxiety and promotes escape, avoidance, and adaptive behaviors that are essential for survival. When pain persists, motivational priority and attention shift to pain-related information. Such a shift often results in impaired functionality, leading to maladaptive pain-related fear and anxiety and escape and avoidance behaviors. Neuroimaging studies in chronic pain patients have established that brain activity, especially in cortical and mesolimbic regions, is different from activity observed during acute pain in control subjects. In this review, we discuss the psychophysiological and neuronal factors that may be associated with the transition to chronic pain. We review information from human studies on neural circuits involved in emotional and motivational pain processing and how these circuits are altered in chronic pain conditions. We then highlight findings from animal research that can increase our understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying emotional-motivational pain processing in the brain. Finally, we discuss how translational approaches incorporating results from both human and animal investigations may aid in accelerating the discovery of therapies.
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Wiebe DJ, Baker AC, Suchy Y, Stump TK, Berg CA. Individual differences and day-to-day fluctuations in goal planning and type 1 diabetes management. Health Psychol 2018; 37:638-646. [PMID: 29698023 PMCID: PMC6112856 DOI: 10.1037/hea0000624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine whether individual differences and day-to-day fluctuations in diabetes goal planning are associated with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) management during late adolescence, and whether lapses in daily diabetes goal planning are more disruptive to diabetes management among those with poorer executive functioning (EF). METHOD Late adolescents with T1D (N = 236, Mage = 17.77 years) completed survey measures assessing individual differences in levels of diabetes goal planning and adherence, as well as survey and performance-based measures of EF; glycemic control was assessed through glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) assays. Participants then completed a 2-week daily diary, rating items measuring daily diabetes goal planning, goal effort, and adherence, and recording blood-glucose tests from their glucometer at the end of each day. RESULTS Analyses of survey measures indicated that higher individual differences in diabetes goal planning were associated with better adherence and glycemic control. Analyses of daily data using hierarchical linear modeling indicated that adolescents displayed higher daily adherence and lower blood-glucose levels on days when they had higher-than-their-average levels of daily goal planning and daily goal effort. EF moderated the association between daily goal planning and daily adherence, indicating that lapses in daily goal planning were more disruptive for adolescents with poorer EF. CONCLUSION Both individual differences and day-to-day fluctuations in diabetes goal planning are associated with diabetes management, highlighting the challenges of managing T1D in daily life. Youth in late adolescence with poorer EF may especially benefit from planning to attain diabetes goals on a daily basis. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Deborah J Wiebe
- Psychological Sciences and the Health Sciences Research Institute, University of California, Merced
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- Psychological Sciences and the Health Sciences Research Institute, University of California, Merced
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- Department of Psychology, University of Utah
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May M, Junghaenel DU, Ono M, Stone AA, Schneider S. Ecological Momentary Assessment Methodology in Chronic Pain Research: A Systematic Review. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2018; 19:699-716. [PMID: 29371113 PMCID: PMC6026050 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Revised: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Self-reported pain intensity assessments are central to chronic pain research. Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methodologies are uniquely positioned to collect these data, and are indeed being used in the field. However, EMA protocols are complex, and many decisions are necessary in the design of EMA research studies. A systematic literature review identified 105 articles drawing from 62 quantitative EMA research projects examining pain intensity in adult chronic pain patients. Study characteristics were tabulated to summarize and describe the use of EMA, with an emphasis placed on various dimensions of decision-making involved in executing EMA methodologies. Most identified studies considered within-person relationships between pain and other variables, and a few examined interventions on chronic pain. There was a trend toward the use of smartphones as EMA data collection devices more recently, and completion rates were not reported in nearly one third of studies. Pain intensity items varied widely with respect to number of scale points, anchor labels, and length of reporting period; most used numeric rating scales. Recommendations are provided for reporting to improve reproducibility, comparability, and interpretation of results, and for opportunities to clarify the importance of design decisions. PERSPECTIVE Studies that use EMA methodologies to assess pain intensity are heterogeneous. Aspects of protocol design, including data input modality and pain item construction, have the potential to influence the data collected. Thorough reporting on design features and completion rates therefore facilitates reproducibility, comparability, and interpretation of study results.
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- Marcella May
- Center for Self-Report Science, Center for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
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- Center for Self-Report Science, Center for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Center for Self-Report Science, Center for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Center for Self-Report Science, Center for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Center for Self-Report Science, Center for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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Optimism, Positive and Negative Affect, and Goal Adjustment Strategies: Their Relationship to Activity Patterns in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. Pain Res Manag 2018; 2018:6291719. [PMID: 29736198 PMCID: PMC5875047 DOI: 10.1155/2018/6291719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2017] [Revised: 12/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Objective Activity patterns are the product of pain and of the self-regulation of current goals in the context of pain. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between goal management strategies and activity patterns while taking into account the role of optimism/pessimism and positive/negative affect. Methods Two hundred and thirty-seven patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain filled out questionnaires on optimism, positive and negative affect, pain intensity, and the activity patterns they employed in dealing with their pain. Questionnaires were also administered to assess their general goal management strategies: goal persistence, flexible goal adjustment, and disengagement and reengagement with goals. Results Structural equation modelling showed that higher levels of optimism were related to persistence, flexible goal management, and commitment to new goals. These strategies were associated with higher positive affect, persistence in finishing tasks despite pain, and infrequent avoidance behaviour in the presence or anticipation of pain. Conclusions The strategies used by the patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain to manage their life goals are related to their activity patterns.
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Communal motivation in couples coping with vulvodynia: Sexual distress mediates associations with pain, depression, and anxiety. J Psychosom Res 2018; 106:34-40. [PMID: 29455897 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the role of a novel motivational perspective-sexual communal motivation-in women's pain during intercourse and both partners' distress in couples coping with vulvodynia, a prevalent gynecological pain condition. Our goal was to test whether sexual communal strength (i.e., motivation to meet a partner's sexual needs) and unmitigated sexual communion (i.e., prioritization of a partner's sexual needs in neglect of one's own needs) were indirectly associated with pain, depression, and anxiety via sexual distress. METHODS Couples (N=101) completed daily surveys about their sexual communal motivation, sexual distress, anxiety, depression, and women reported on their pain during intercourse. Using multilevel modeling, we examined how daily fluctuations in sexual communal motivation were directly and indirectly (via sexual distress) associated with pain and psychological distress. RESULTS On days when women with vulvodynia reported higher sexual communal strength, they reported less pain and anxiety, and on days when they reported higher unmitigated sexual communion, they reported more pain, more anxiety, and both partners reported more depressive symptoms. Daily associations between women's unmitigated sexual communion and greater pain, depression and anxiety were mediated by sexual distress. CONCLUSIONS Being motivated to meet a partner's sexual needs was associated with less pain and anxiety for women with vulvodynia, but when this motivation excluded a focus on one's own needs, there were detrimental consequences for women's pain and both partners' depressive symptoms. Interventions for improving women's pain and the psychological well-being of affected couples should target motivational factors and sexual distress.
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Pain-related Activity Management Patterns and Function in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Clin J Pain 2018; 34:122-129. [DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Rosen NO, Muise A, Impett EA, Delisle I, Baxter ML, Bergeron S. Sexual Cues Mediate the Daily Associations Between Interpersonal Goals, Pain, and Well-being in Couples Coping With Vulvodynia. Ann Behav Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/abm/kax046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Natalie O Rosen
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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- Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Toronto, Ontario
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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- Department of Dermatology, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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- Department de Psychologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
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Stefanic N, Iverson DC, Caputi P, Lane L. Examining the influence of personal goal interference and attainability on psychological distress in non-metastatic breast cancer patients. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2017; 26. [PMID: 28850193 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The present study investigated the relationship between two goal-related appraisals - perceived cancer-related interference and perceived attainability of important personal goals - and psychological distress among non-metastatic breast cancer patients across the short-term treatment and recovery period. Forty-five women completed self-report questionnaires at approximately 1 and 6 months following surgery. A mixed idiographic-nomothetic goal methodology assessed perceived cancer-related interference and attainability of self-generated important personal goals. Psychological distress symptoms were assessed with the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales short form. Correlation analyses and general linear modelling were used to evaluate the hypothesised relationships over time. Average cancer-related interference and attainability of important personal goals were significantly associated with concurrent depression, anxiety and stress symptoms at 6 months following surgery. Perceived attainability of highly important goals at 6 months post-surgery uniquely predicted change in psychological distress symptoms over time. The findings suggest that low perceived attainability of important personal goals may be an important predictor of elevated distress symptoms across the short-term following surgery. Further insight into the relationship between these negative goal appraisals and psychological functioning among different groups of cancer patients could inform the provision of targeted psychosocial support across the cancer continuum.
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- N Stefanic
- School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Vic., Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Oncology Unit, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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Increasing Optimism Protects Against Pain-Induced Impairment in Task-Shifting Performance. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2017; 18:446-455. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Revised: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Esteve R, López-Martínez AE, Peters ML, Serrano-Ibáñez ER, Ruíz-Párraga GT, González-Gómez H, Ramírez-Maestre C. Activity Pattern Profiles: Relationship With Affect, Daily Functioning, Impairment, and Variables Related to Life Goals. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2017; 18:546-555. [PMID: 28063959 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Revised: 11/20/2016] [Accepted: 12/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify subgroups of patients on the basis of their activity patterns and to investigate their relationship with life goals, optimism, affect, and functioning. The sample was comprised of 276 patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Hierarchical cluster analysis was performed on the activity pattern variables and the resulting clusters were compared using 1-way analysis of variance. The 4-cluster was the optimal solution. The 4 clusters comprised: 1) avoiders: patients with high levels of avoidance and low levels of persistence, who use pacing to reduce pain, 2) doers: patients with high levels of persistence and low levels of pacing and avoidance, 3) extreme cyclers: patients with high levels of avoidance and persistence and low levels of pacing, and 4) medium cyclers: patients with moderately high levels of avoidance and persistence and high levels of pacing. Comparison of the clusters showed that doers had the most adaptive profile, whereas avoiders, followed by extreme cyclers, had unhealthy profiles. Doers showed a high level of optimism and a good balance between goal value, expectancy, and conflict. PERSPECTIVE It is useful to distinguish profiles on the basis of various activity patterns. In contrast to profiles characterized by avoidance, profiles characterized by high persistence and low avoidance were associated with adaptive results. Patients with this profile also showed a high level of optimism and a good balance between goal value, expectancy, and conflict.
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- Rosa Esteve
- Universidad de Málaga, Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Psicología, Málaga, Spain.
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- Maastricht University, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Clinical Psychological Science, Behavioural Medicine, The Netherlands
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- Universidad de Málaga, Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Psicología, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad de Rehabilitación de la Unidad de Gestión Clínica Carihuela, Torremolinos, Málaga, Spain
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Vlaeyen JW, Morley S, Crombez G. The experimental analysis of the interruptive, interfering, and identity-distorting effects of chronic pain. Behav Res Ther 2016; 86:23-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2016.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Revised: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Segerstrom SC, Jones AC, Scott AB, Crofford LJ. Daily Goals and Psychological Well-Being in Midlife and Older Women: Physical Pain Interacts with Goal Conflict. RESEARCH IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 2016; 13:328-341. [PMID: 28603467 DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2016.1234306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Physical pain is more prevalent with older age and female gender, and pain can interfere with goal pursuit and its psychological benefit. In particular, insofar as pain is associated with fatigue, it may limit resources for goal pursuit and increase goal resource conflict: the competition between goals for time and energy. Therefore, the pursuit of goals with high value and low resource conflict should provide the most psychological benefit, particularly for women who experience physical pain. Women in middle and older age (N = 200) completed up to 7 daily diaries (n = 1,380), in which they reported and rated their daily goals and assessed their daily pain, distress, fatigue, and cognitive function. Raters also assessed goal conflict. Multilevel models tested the within- and between-person relationships of goal value and goal conflict with daily distress, fatigue, and cognitive function, as well as moderation by pain. Higher goal value was associated with less distress and fatigue and better cognitive function within and between women. Depending on whether or not a woman had physical pain, goal conflict had different relationships with fatigue and cognitive function: for women with no pain, there was a modest positive relationship between goal conflict and both cognitive difficulties and subjective fatigue; for women with pain, there was a negative relationship between goal conflict and both cognitive difficulties and subjective fatigue. Results suggest women without pain may be taxed by their goal conflict, whereas women with pain may regulate their goal conflict in response to their available resources.
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Effects of daily pain intensity, positive affect, and individual differences in pain acceptance on work goal interference and progress. Pain 2016; 156:2276-2285. [PMID: 26469319 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Multilevel modeling was used to examine the effects of morning pain intensity and morning positive and negative affect on pain's interference with afternoon work goal pursuit and with evening work goal progress in a community sample of 132 adults who completed a 21-day diary. The moderating effects of pain acceptance and pain catastrophizing on the associations between morning pain intensity and afternoon work goal interference were also tested. Results revealed that the positive relationship between morning pain intensity and pain's interference with work goal pursuit was significantly moderated by pain acceptance, but not by pain catastrophizing. Both morning pain intensity and positive affect exerted significant indirect effects on evening work goal progress through the perception of pain's interference with work goal pursuit in the afternoon. Furthermore, the mediated effect of morning pain on evening work goal progress was significant when pain acceptance was at the grand mean and 1 SD below the grand mean, but not when pain acceptance was 1 SD above the grand mean. Thus, it appears that high pain acceptance significantly attenuates pain's capacity to disrupt work goal pursuit. Moreover, morning positive affect appears to operate as a protective factor. Additional interpretations and potential explanations for some inconsistent outcomes are discussed along with limitations, clinical implications, and suggestions for future studies.
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Locke KD, Sadler P. Self-Efficacy, Values, and Complementarity in Dyadic Interactions: Integrating Interpersonal and Social-Cognitive Theory. PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN 2016; 33:94-109. [PMID: 17178933 DOI: 10.1177/0146167206293375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Dyadic interactions were analyzed using constructs from social-cognitive theory (self-efficacy and subjective values) and interpersonal theory (interpersonal circumplex [IPC] and complementarity). In Study 1, the authors developed a measure of efficacy for interpersonal actions associated with each IPC region—the Circumplex Scales of Interpersonal Efficacy (CSIE). In Study 2, the authors used the CSIE and the Circumplex Scales of Interpersonal Values (which assesses the subjective value of interpersonal events associated with each IPC region) to predict the dominance expressed and satisfaction experienced by members of 101 same-sex dyads trying to solve a murder mystery. Structural equation modeling analyses supported both social-cognitive and interpersonal theory. A social-cognitive person-variable (dominance efficacy) and an interpersonal dyadic-variable (reciprocity) together predicted dominant behaviors. Likewise, both a social-cognitive variable (friendliness values) and an interpersonal variable (correspondence of friendliness efficacy) predicted satisfaction. Finally, both shared performance outcomes and dynamic interpersonal processes predicted convergence of collective efficacy beliefs within dyads.
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- Kenneth D Locke
- Department of Psychology, University of Idaho, Moscow 83844, USA.
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The effects of experimental pain and induced optimism on working memory task performance. Scand J Pain 2016; 12:25-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2016.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Revised: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Pain can interrupt and deteriorate executive task performance. We have previously shown that experimentally induced optimism can diminish the deteriorating effect of cold pressor pain on a subsequent working memory task (i.e., operation span task). In two successive experiments we sought further evidence for the protective role of optimism on pain-induced working memory impairments. We used another working memory task (i.e., 2-back task) that was performed either after or during pain induction.
Methods
Study 1 employed a 2 (optimism vs. no-optimism) × 2 (pain vs. no-pain) × 2 (pre-score vs. postscore) mixed factorial design. In half of the participants optimism was induced by the Best Possible Self (BPS) manipulation, which required them to write and visualize about a life in the future where everything turned out for the best. In the control condition, participants wrote and visualized a typical day in their life (TD). Next, participants completed either the cold pressor task (CPT) or a warm water control task (WWCT). Before (baseline) and after the CPT or WWCT participants working memory performance was measured with the 2-back task. The 2-back task measures the ability to monitor and update working memory representation by asking participants to indicate whether the current stimulus corresponds to the stimulus that was presented 2 stimuli ago. Study 2 had a 2 (optimism vs. no-optimism) × 2 (pain vs. no-pain) mixed factorial design. After receiving the BPS or control manipulation, participants completed the 2-back task twice: once with painful heat stimulation, and once without any stimulation (counterbalanced order). Continuous heat stimulation was used with temperatures oscillating around 1 °C above and 1 °C below the individual pain threshold.
Results
In study 1, the results did not show an effect of cold pressor pain on subsequent 2-back task performance. Results of study 2 indicated that heat pain impaired concurrent 2-back task performance. However, no evidence was found that optimism protected against this pain-induced performance deterioration.
Conclusions
Experimentally induced pain impairs concurrent but not subsequent working memory task performance. Manipulated optimism did not counteract pain-induced deterioration of 2-back performance.
Implications
It is important to explore factors that may diminish the negative impact of pain on the ability to function in daily life, as pain itself often cannot be remediated. We are planning to conduct future studies that should shed further light on the conditions, contexts and executive operations for which optimism can act as a protective factor.
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Crombez G, Lauwerier E, Goubert L, Van Damme S. Goal Pursuit in Individuals with Chronic Pain: A Personal Project Analysis. Front Psychol 2016; 7:966. [PMID: 27445928 PMCID: PMC4923131 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Geert Crombez
- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent UniversityGent, Belgium
- Center for Pain Research, University of BathBath, UK
- *Correspondence: Geert Crombez,
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- Department of Health and Well-being, University Colleges Leuven-LimburgLeuven, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent UniversityGent, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent UniversityGent, Belgium
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The Behavioral Activation and Inhibition Systems: Implications for Understanding and Treating Chronic Pain. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2016; 17:529.e1-529.e18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Revised: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Bunzli S, Smith A, Schütze R, O'Sullivan P. Beliefs underlying pain-related fear and how they evolve: a qualitative investigation in people with chronic back pain and high pain-related fear. BMJ Open 2015; 5:e008847. [PMID: 26482773 PMCID: PMC4611881 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The fear-avoidance model describes how the belief that pain is a sign of damage leads to pain-related fear and avoidance. But other beliefs may also trigger the fear and avoidance responses described by the model. Experts have called for the next generation of fear avoidance research to explore what beliefs underlie pain-related fear and how they evolve. We have previously described damage beliefs and suffering/functional loss beliefs underlying high pain-related fear in a sample of individuals with chronic back pain. The aim of this study is to identify common and differential factors associated with the beliefs in this sample. DESIGN A qualitative study employing semistructured interviews. SETTING Musculoskeletal clinics in Western Australia. PARTICIPANTS 36 individuals with chronic back pain and high scores on the Tampa Scale (mean 47/68). RESULTS The overarching theme was a pain experience that did not make sense to the participants. The experience of pain as unpredictable, uncontrollable and intense made it threatening. Attempting to make sense of the threatening pain, participants with damage beliefs drew on past personal experiences of pain, societal beliefs, and sought diagnostic certainty. Met with diagnostic uncertainty, or diagnoses of an underlying pathology that could not be fixed, they were left fearful of damage and confused about how to 'fix' it. Participants with suffering/functional loss beliefs drew on past personal experiences of pain and sought help from healthcare professionals to control their pain. Failed treatments and the repeated failure to achieve functional goals left them unable to make 'sensible' decisions of what to do about their pain. CONCLUSIONS The findings raise the suggestion that sense-making processes may be implicated in the fear-avoidance model. Future research is needed to explore whether fear reduction may be enhanced by considering beliefs underlying fear and providing targeted intervention to help individuals make sense of their pain.
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- Samantha Bunzli
- School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Janse M, Ranchor AV, Smink A, Sprangers MAG, Fleer J. Changes in cancer patients’ personal goals in the first 6 months after diagnosis: the role of illness variables. Support Care Cancer 2014; 23:1893-900. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-014-2545-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Ronaldson A, Poole L, Kidd T, Leigh E, Jahangiri M, Steptoe A. Optimism measured pre-operatively is associated with reduced pain intensity and physical symptom reporting after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Psychosom Res 2014; 77:278-82. [PMID: 25129850 PMCID: PMC4188527 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2014] [Revised: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Optimism is thought to be associated with long-term favourable outcomes for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Our objective was to examine the association between optimism and post-operative pain and physical symptoms in CABG patients. METHODS We assessed optimism pre-operatively in 197 adults undergoing CABG surgery, and then followed them up 6-8 weeks after the procedure to measure affective pain, pain intensity, and physical symptom reporting directly pertaining to CABG surgery. RESULTS Greater optimism measured pre-operatively was significantly associated with lower pain intensity (β=-0.150, CI=-0.196 to -0.004, p=.042) and fewer physical symptoms following surgery (β=-0.287, CI=-0.537 to -0.036, p=.025), but not with affective pain, after controlling for demographic, clinical and behavioural covariates, including negative affectivity. CONCLUSIONS Optimism is a modest, yet significant, predictor of pain intensity and physical symptom reporting after CABG surgery. Having positive expectations may promote better recovery.
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- Amy Ronaldson
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, St. George's Hospital, University of London, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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Jokela M, Hakulinen C, Singh-Manoux A, Kivimäki M. Personality change associated with chronic diseases: pooled analysis of four prospective cohort studies. Psychol Med 2014; 44:2629-2640. [PMID: 25055176 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291714000257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Common chronic conditions, such as heart disease and cancer, are associated with increased psychological distress, functional limitations and shortened life expectancy, but whether these diseases alter aspects of personality remains unclear. METHOD To examine whether the onset of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, hypertension, arthritis and respiratory disease is associated with subsequent changes in personality traits of the five-factor model, we pooled data from the Health and Retirement Study, the Midlife in the United States Survey, and the graduate and sibling samples of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study for an individual-participant meta-analysis (total n=17,493; mean age at baseline 55.8 years). RESULTS After adjustment for age, we observed consistent decreases in extraversion [-0.25 T-scores per one disease; 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.40 to -0.10], emotional stability (-0.40, 95% CI -0.61 to -0.19), conscientiousness (-0.44, 95% CI -0.57 to -0.30) and openness to experience (-0.25, 95% CI -0.37 to -0.13) but not in agreeableness (-0.05, 95% CI -0.19 to 0.08) after the onset of chronic diseases. The onset of each additional chronic disease accelerated the average age-related personality change by 2.5 years in decreasing extraversion, 5.5 years in decreasing conscientiousness, and 1.6 years in decreasing openness to experience, and attenuated the increasing levels of emotional stability by 1.9 years. Co-morbid conditions were associated with larger changes than single diseases, suggesting a dose-response association between morbidity and personality change. CONCLUSIONS These results support the hypothesis that chronic diseases influence personality development in adulthood.
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- M Jokela
- Institute of Behavioural Sciences,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland
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- Institute of Behavioural Sciences,University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland
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- Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health,University College London,London,UK
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- Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health,University College London,London,UK
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BACKGROUND Although research has demonstrated the detrimental effects of excessive negative affect on treatment adherence and morbidity in chronic illness, rarely have researchers investigated the benefits of awareness of negative emotional experiences during treatment. PURPOSE In this investigation, we examined the association of negative affect differentiation (the ability to report negative emotional experiences as separate and distinct from each other,) to treatment adherence in adult patients with the congenital blood disorder thalassemia. METHOD Negative affect differentiation was assessed during a 12-16-week treatment-based diary and adherence was operationalized as attendance at routine screenings over 12 months. Participants were adult patients (n = 32; age M = 31.63, SD = 7.72; 72 % female) with transfusion-dependent thalassemia in treatment in a large metropolitan hospital in the Northeastern USA. RESULTS The results indicate that negative affect differentiation is significantly associated with greater adherence to treatment, even when controlling for disease burden and level of psychological distress. CONCLUSION Although preliminary, this investigation suggests that differentiated processing of negative emotional experiences during illness can lead to adaptive treatment-related behavior. As such, it may present a new avenue for research and intervention targeting the improvement of adherence during treatment for chronic illness.
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Boselie JJ, Vancleef LM, Smeets T, Peters ML. Increasing optimism abolishes pain-induced impairments in executive task performance. Pain 2014; 155:334-340. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2013] [Revised: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Several empirical studies have shown that personal characteristics act as differential variables, which determine how pain is experienced and how the chronic pain patient adjusts to pain. The main aim of the present research is to review the relationships between some dispositional characteristics and pain adjustment. Taking into account the empirical literature, 6 personality traits that are relevant to the pain experience have been selected: neuroticism, anxiety sensitivity, and experiential avoidance as risk factors that increase the probability of patients experiencing a disability; and extraversion, optimism, and resilience as personal resources that increase their capacity to manage pain effectively. The results suggest that it would be useful to include an assessment of normal personality structure during the multi-dimensional evaluation of a person with chronic pain. Understanding these individual personality characteristics will aid in designing pain intervention programs and help predict possible treatment outcomes.
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OBJECTIVE The fear-avoidance (FA) model of chronic pain describes how individuals experiencing acute pain may become trapped into a vicious circle of chronic disability and suffering. We propose to extend the FA model by adopting a motivational perspective on chronic pain and disability. METHODS A narrative review. RESULTS There is ample evidence to support the validity of the FA model as originally formulated. There are, however, some key challenges that call for a next generation of the FA model. First, the FA model has its roots in psychopathology, and investigators will have to find a way to account for findings that do not easily fit within such framework. Second, the FA model needs to address the dynamics and complexities of disability and functional recovery. Third, the FA model should incorporate the idea that pain-related fear and avoidance occurs in a context of multiple and often competing personal goals. DISCUSSION To address these 3 key challenges, we argue that the next generation of the FA model needs to more explicitly adopt a motivational perspective, one that is built around the organizing powers of goals and self-regulatory processes. Using this framework, the FA model is recast as capturing the persistent but futile attempts to solve pain-related problems to protect and restore life goals.
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Hanssen MM, Vancleef LMG, Vlaeyen JWS, Peters ML. More optimism, less pain! The influence of generalized and pain-specific expectations on experienced cold-pressor pain. J Behav Med 2012; 37:47-58. [PMID: 23239369 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-012-9463-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Accepted: 10/09/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Accumulating evidence suggests that dispositional optimism might be a protective factor against experiencing pain. The current paper presents two studies investigating the association between dispositional optimism and experimental pain. Moreover, the influence of pain-specific expectations on this association is investigated. In Study 1, mediation of pain-specific expectations in the relation between dispositional optimism and pain was hypothesized. Expected and experienced pain ratings were obtained from 66 healthy participants undergoing a cold pressor tolerance task. In Study 2, the moderating effect of dispositional optimism on the association between induced pain expectations and pain reports was studied in 60 healthy participants undergoing a 1-min cold pressor task. Both studies controlled for individual differences in fear of pain. Significant associations between dispositional optimism and pain ratings were found in both studies, although the exact time point of these associations differed. Subscale analyses revealed that only the pessimism subscale contributed significantly to these findings. We found no evidence for hypothesized mediation and moderation effects. Alternative explanations for the optimism-pain association are discussed.
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- Marjolein M Hanssen
- Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands,
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Hanssen MM, Peters ML, Vlaeyen JWS, Meevissen YMC, Vancleef LMG. Optimism lowers pain: evidence of the causal status and underlying mechanisms. Pain 2012; 154:53-58. [PMID: 23084002 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2012] [Revised: 07/20/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Previous studies have demonstrated a relation between dispositional optimism and lower pain sensitivity, but the causal status of this link remains unclear. This study sought to test the causal status by experimentally inducing a temporary optimistic state by means of writing about and visualizing a future best possible self. In addition, we explored pain expectations and (situational) pain catastrophizing as possible underlying mechanisms of the link between optimism and pain. Seventy-nine university students participated in a cold pressor task (CPT). Before the CPT, half of them received the optimism manipulation and the other half a control manipulation. Induced optimism was related to lower pain intensity ratings during the CPT compared to the control group, thereby experimentally confirming causality. This effect was not explained by pain-related expectations about the task. Situational pain catastrophizing, however, did seem to mediate the relation between optimism and pain. This study is novel in that it confirms the causal status of optimism towards pain. Additionally, the results reveal that positive interventions might provide a useful alternative in reducing pain catastrophizing as an extremely relevant target in pain treatment.
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- Marjolein M Hanssen
- Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands Research Centre for Health Psychology, University of Leuven, Belgium
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Ramírez-Maestre C, Esteve R, López AE. The role of optimism and pessimism in chronic pain patients adjustment. SPANISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2012; 15:286-94. [PMID: 22379718 DOI: 10.5209/rev_sjop.2012.v15.n1.37335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This study analyses the relationships between patients' dispositional optimism and pessimism and the coping strategies they use. In addition, the coping strategies repercussions on adjustment to chronic pain were studied. Ninety-eight patients with heterogeneous chronic pain participated. The assessment tools were as follows: Life Orientation Test (LOT), the Vanderbilt Pain Management Inventory (VPMI), the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the Impairment and Functioning Inventory for Chronic Pain Patients (IFI). The hypothetical model establishes positive relationships between optimism and the use of active coping strategies, whereas pessimism is related to the use of passive coping. Active coping is associated with low levels of pain, anxiety, depression and impairment and high levels of functioning. However, passive coping is related to high levels of pain, anxiety, depression and impairment and low levels of functioning. The hypothetical model was empirically tested using the LISREL 8.20 software package and the unweighted least squares method. The results support the hypotheses formulated regarding the relations among optimism, pessimism, coping and adjust of chronic pain patients. By analysing optimism among chronic pain patients, clinicians could make better predictions regarding coping and adjustment.
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- Carmen Ramírez-Maestre
- Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológico, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain.
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Van Damme S, Van Ryckeghem DM, Wyffels F, Van Hulle L, Crombez G. No pain no gain? Pursuing a competing goal inhibits avoidance behavior. Pain 2012; 153:800-804. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2011] [Revised: 12/16/2011] [Accepted: 12/16/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Schrooten MGS, Vlaeyen JWS, Morley S. Psychological interventions for chronic pain: reviewed within the context of goal pursuit. Pain Manag 2012; 2:141-50. [DOI: 10.2217/pmt.12.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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SUMMARY In contemporary psychological interventions for chronic pain, cognitive-behavioral therapy takes a central role, covering a broad range of techniques and aims. To improve the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and to refine its components, new theoretical approaches may help understand and arrange the mechanisms underlying pain perception, behavior and suffering. This article reviews processes of change in cognitive-behavioral therapies for chronic pain within the context of goal pursuit. Treatments are viewed from the perspective of the action phase model of goal attainment. With this model in mind, a distinction is made between goal ‘intentions’ and their ‘realization’. In addition, recent research findings on goal pursuit in the context of (chronic) pain are reviewed, with a special emphasis on their implications for clinical practice.
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- Martien GS Schrooten
- Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Research Group Health Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- St James University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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Morren M, Dulmen S, Ouwerkerk J, Bensing J. Compliance with momentary pain measurement using electronic diaries: A systematic review. Eur J Pain 2012; 13:354-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2007] [Revised: 04/25/2008] [Accepted: 05/20/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Elliot AJ, Thrash TM, Murayama K. A longitudinal analysis of self-regulation and well-being: avoidance personal goals, avoidance coping, stress generation, and subjective well-being. J Pers 2011; 79:643-74. [PMID: 21534967 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2011.00694.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We conducted 2 longitudinal meditational studies to test an integrative model of goals, stress and coping, and well-being. Study 1 documented avoidance personal goals as an antecedent of life stressors and life stressors as a partial mediator of the relation between avoidance goals and longitudinal change in subjective well-being (SWB). Study 2 fully replicated Study 1 and likewise validated avoidance goals as an antecedent of avoidance coping and avoidance coping as a partial mediator of the relation between avoidance goals and longitudinal change in SWB. It also showed that avoidance coping partially mediates the link between avoidance goals and life stressors and validated a sequential meditational model involving both avoidance coping and life stressors. The aforementioned results held when controlling for social desirability, basic traits, and general motivational dispositions. The findings are discussed with regard to the integration of various strands of research on self-regulation.
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- Andrew J Elliot
- Department of Clinical & Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester, RC Box 270266, Rochester, NY 14627-0266, USA.
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