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Spouse Beliefs About Partner Chronic Pain, Annmarie Cano, L. R. Miller, A. Loree
Spouse Beliefs About Partner Chronic Pain, Annmarie Cano, L. R. Miller, A. Loree
Psychology Faculty Research Publications
While research has shown that patients’ beliefs about their pain are related to pain adjustment and treatment outcomes, little is known about the beliefs of their significant others. The purpose of this study was to develop a measure of pain beliefs in significant others and to examine the correlates of these beliefs. Participants were 104 married couples in which one partner reported chronic pain. Spouses completed an amended version of the Survey of Pain Beliefs (SOPA) [14]. The scale development procedure described in Jensen et al.[12] was used to select appropriate items for the significant other version of the SOPA. …
Perceived Entitlement To Pain-Related Support And Pain Catastrophizing: Associations With Perceived And Observed Support, Annmarie Cano, L Leong, J. B. Heller, J. R. Lutz
Perceived Entitlement To Pain-Related Support And Pain Catastrophizing: Associations With Perceived And Observed Support, Annmarie Cano, L Leong, J. B. Heller, J. R. Lutz
Psychology Faculty Research Publications
Studies on the determinants of pain-related support are needed to enhance couples-based treatments for pain. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which pain catastrophizing and perceived entitlement to pain-related support (i.e., support entitlement) were associated with perceived and observed social support. Participants were 106 chronic pain couples recruited from the community. They completed surveys as well as an observational discussion task. Greater support entitlement in persons with pain was correlated positively with pain catastrophizing, punishing spouse responses, and observed spousal invalidation but negatively correlated with perceived spousal support, solicitous spouse responses, and observed validation. Catastrophizing …