Factors of Human Chronic Pain: An Analysis of Personality and Pain Reaction Variables

Factors of Human Chronic Pain: An Analysis of Personality and Pain Reaction Variables

Factor analysis of pain and personality test data obtained from 119 patients with chronic pain syndromes yields seven factors: four composed of personality measures, two involving different psychophysical pain measures, and one sex-related factor. The chief factors, comprising more than 50 percent o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1974-05, Vol.184 (4138), p.806-808
Hauptverfasser: Timmermans, Gretchen, Sternbach, Richard A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age Factors
Alienation
Attitude to Health
Chronic pain
Depressive disorders
Endurance
Factor analysis
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Gravitational anomalies
Humans
Male
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
MMPI
Pain
Pain, Intractable
Personality
Personality Assessment
Sex Factors
Statistical variance
Tourniquets
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Zusammenfassung:Factor analysis of pain and personality test data obtained from 119 patients with chronic pain syndromes yields seven factors: four composed of personality measures, two involving different psychophysical pain measures, and one sex-related factor. The chief factors, comprising more than 50 percent of the total variance, are "interpersonal alienation and manipulativeness," "clinical pain intensity," and "pain endurance."
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.184.4138.806