Gender differences in the experience of pain dismissal in adolescence

This study examined physician-generated pain dismissal experiences in adolescence between males and females. Young adults (ages 18–24, N = 178) with chronic or recurrent pain reported at least one pain dismissal experience in adolescence and answered a series of questions regarding the experience du...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of child health care 2017-12, Vol.21 (4), p.381-391
Hauptverfasser: Igler, Eva C, Defenderfer, Ellen K, Lang, Amy C, Bauer, Kathleen, Uihlein, Julia, Davies, W Hobart
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This study examined physician-generated pain dismissal experiences in adolescence between males and females. Young adults (ages 18–24, N = 178) with chronic or recurrent pain reported at least one pain dismissal experience in adolescence and answered a series of questions regarding the experience during this time period. Females were significantly more likely to report pain dismissal and a physician as the dismisser. Males were more likely to report that the dismisser expressed hostility toward them, feeling ambivalent regarding the dismissal experience, and a desire to avoid the dismisser. Females were more likely to report a desire to plead for understanding with the dismisser. Results suggest that female adolescents are more likely to report a pain dismissal experience with physicians, raising concerns that adolescent females may receive, or at least perceive, differential treatment for their chronic pain.
ISSN:1367-4935
1741-2889
DOI:10.1177/1367493517727132