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Papers: 7 Sep 2019 - 13 Sep 2019

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


Human Studies


2020 Jan


Eur J Pain


24


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Metacognition, perseverative thinking, and pain catastrophizing: a moderated-mediation analysis.

Authors

Schütze R, Rees C, Smith A, Slater H, O'Sullivan P
Eur J Pain. 2020 Jan; 24(1):223-233.
PMID: 31495040.

Abstract

Pain catastrophizing is linked to a range of negative health and treatment outcomes, although debate continues about how best to define and treat it, since most interventions produce only modest benefit. This study aimed to contribute to theory-driven development of these treatments by exploring the role of perseverative thinking in pain catastrophizing, along with the higher order beliefs, called metacognitions, that might shape it.