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The Role Of Adaptive Goal Processes In Mental Wellbeing In Chronic Pain, Tara Swindells, Joanne Iddon, Joanne M. Dickson
The Role Of Adaptive Goal Processes In Mental Wellbeing In Chronic Pain, Tara Swindells, Joanne Iddon, Joanne M. Dickson
Research outputs 2022 to 2026
Chronic pain, experienced as pain persisting for three months or longer, is associated with risk of poor mental health and disability. Research has implicated adaptive goal processes as important to mental wellbeing in a range of populations. However, research has rarely assessed these mechanisms in relation to pain characteristics and mental wellbeing in chronic pain populations. This study aimed to examine the potentially mediating roles of goal flexibility and goal tenacity in the relationships between pain intensity and pain interference and mental wellbeing among individuals with chronic pain. Community members who self-identified as experiencing non-cancer chronic pain (N = 315) …