Naslov
Parents' Pain Catastrophizing is Related to Pain Catastrophizing of Their Adult Children

Autori
Kraljević, Suzyen ; Banožić, Adriana ; Marić, Ankica ; Čosić, Antonija ; Sapunar, Damir ; Puljak, Livia

Izvornik
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE (1070-5503) 19 (2012), 1; 115-119

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
pain; catastrophizing

Sažetak
Parents’ pain behavior is associated with the way their children experience and express pain. We hypothesized that there is a positive association between levels of pain catastrophizing in parents and their adult children. Significant positive correlation was found between pain catastrophizing of adult children and both of their parents. Regression analysis was conducted to test for the role of parents’ pain catastrophizing scores in explaining pain catastrophizing in their adult children. The results showed that parents’ pain catastrophizing scores explain results of their adult children, accounting for 20% of the variance. The results from the present study indicate that there is a positive association between levels of pain catastrophizing in parents and their adult children. A family may have a specific cognitive style for coping with pain, which is associated to a child’s responses to pain experiences.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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