Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5877875 | The Journal of Pain | 2013 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Results from this study further support the body of evidence that attests to the beneficial effects of positive personality traits on pain sensitivity and pain processing. Further, this study identified diminished pain catastrophizing as an important mechanism explaining the inverse relation between dispositional optimism and endogenous pain facilitation.
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Authors
Burel R. Goodin, Toni L. Glover, Adriana Sotolongo, Christopher D. King, Kimberly T. Sibille, Matthew S. Herbert, Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, Shelley H. Sanden, Roland Staud, David T. Redden, Laurence A. Bradley, Roger B. Fillingim,