The role of affect in pacing: an experimental study
People with chronic pain often change the way they carry out their daily activities according to different patterns, among which are pac-ing strategies. Cross-sectional studies on the association between pacing and affect show contradictory results. The study aim was to experimentally test whether t...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Murcia |
| Repository: | DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digitum.um.es:10201/125607 |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.502021 http://hdl.handle.net/10201/125607 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Positive Affect Negative Affect Optimism Catastrophism Pacing Pain Afecto Positivo Afecto Negativo Optimismo Catastrofismo Dolor CDU::1 - Filosofía y psicología::159.9 - Psicología |
| Summary: | People with chronic pain often change the way they carry out their daily activities according to different patterns, among which are pac-ing strategies. Cross-sectional studies on the association between pacing and affect show contradictory results. The study aim was to experimentally test whether the induction of positive affect vs negative affect would influ-ence the choice of the type of pacing (pacing to increase productivity or pacing to reduce pain) when the participants were exposed to pain, while controlling for the variables optimism and catastrophism. The study partic-ipants comprised a sample of 145 undergraduates. The results of multino-mial logistic regression showed that there was no association between the variables. Pacing is an intervention strategy in all chronic pain intervention models, and thus it is relevant to continue investigating the role of affect in relation to pacing. |
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