The Effect of Induced Optimism on Situational Pain Catastrophizing [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 BackgroundThere is broad evidence that optimism is associated with less pain, while pain catastrophizing leads to increased pain. The aim of this study was to examine whether experimentally induced optimism can reduce situational pain catastrophizing and
Johanna Basten-Günther +2 more
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Pain catastrophizing and its associated factors among puerperal women with vaginal birth : a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthObjectives To investigate the prevalence of pain catastrophizing among women with vaginal birth and explore its associated factors. Methods In this cross-sectional study, a total of 282 participants who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were ...
Yuqiong Yang +4 more
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Associations of harmonious and obsessive passion with attitudes toward playing through pain and injury among Chinese collegiate pickleball athletes: the mediating role of pain catastrophizing [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionThis study examined the associations among harmonious passion, obsessive passion, pain catastrophizing, and attitudes toward playing through pain and injury among Chinese collegiate pickleball athletes.
Pengyu Cui, Ketong Jiang, Inae Yoon
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Targeting individual pain catastrophizing to reduce migraine-related disability: a randomized controlled proof-of-concept trial using an online CBT intervention [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis mechanistic randomized controlled proof-of-concept trial (RCT) investigated whether a brief online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)-based avatar intervention can reduce individual pain catastrophizing in individuals with migraine and examined ...
Janosch Fox +6 more
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Pain catastrophizing as a mediator of the relationship between pain intensity and depression: Evidence from chronic pain patients in Gaza [PDF]
Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental HealthBackground Chronic pain represents a major global public health issue. It is associated with wide-ranging psychosocial consequences. Extensive evidence has demonstrated that pain catastrophizing (PC) contributes to the bidirectional association between ...
Abdallah AbuJlambo +5 more
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Psychological correlates of pain catastrophizing and disability in patients with Achilles tendinopathy: The roles of resilience and psychological inflexibility [PDF]
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica TurcicaObjective: This study aimed to clarify the contribution of psychological factors to pain adjustment in patients with Achilles tendinopathy. It specifically investigated the associations of psychological inflexibility, distress, and resilience with pain ...
Erdoğdu Akça +3 more
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Let’s talk about pain catastrophizing measures: an item content analysis [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background Concerns have been raised about whether self-report measures of pain catastrophizing reflect the construct as defined in the cognitive-behavioral literature.
Geert Crombez +5 more
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Dysmenorrhea catastrophizing and functional impairment in female pelvic pain
Frontiers in Pain Research, 2023 BackgroundDysmenorrhea is suggested to increase the risk of chronic pain by enhancing central sensitization. However, little is known about whether emotional and cognitive responses induced by dysmenorrhea contribute to chronic pain interference.
Rui Li +10 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022 Background Pain catastrophizing in preoperative total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients is associated with several poorly characterised factors in the literature.
Juhong Pei +9 more
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Pain Research and Management, 2011 The present study examined the relationship between couple concordance of catastrophizing and adverse pain outcomes. Possible mechanisms underlying the relationship between couple concordance of catastrophizing and pain outcomes were also explored. Fifty-
Nathalie Gauthier +2 more
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