Meta-cognitive beliefs about worry and pain catastrophising as mediators between neuroticism and pain behaviour
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Spada, MM, Gay, H, Nikčević, AV, Fernie, BA and Caselli, G (2016). Meta-cognitive beliefs about worry and pain catastrophising as mediators between neuroticism and pain behaviour. Clinical Psychologist. 20 (3), pp. 138-146. https://doi.org/10.1111/cp.12081
Authors | Spada, MM, Gay, H, Nikčević, AV, Fernie, BA and Caselli, G |
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Abstract | © 2015 The Australian Psychological SocietyBackground: The present study explored the relationship between neuroticism, meta-cognitive beliefs about worry, pain catastrophising, and pain behaviour. Methods: A non-clinical convenience sample of 308 participants completed the following four measures in this cross-sectional study: Neo Five-Factor Inventory, Meta-Cognitions Questionnaire 30, Pain Catastrophising Scale, and the Pain Behaviour Checklist. Results: A multiple-step multiple mediator analysis was employed to test a model in which (1) positive meta-cognitive beliefs about worry would mediate the relationship between neuroticism and pain catastrophising and (2) negative meta-cognitive beliefs about worry would mediate the relationship between pain catastrophising and self-reported pain behaviour. We also hypothesised that the combined effects of meta-cognitive beliefs about worry and pain catastrophising on self-reported pain behaviour would be independent of neuroticism. Results supported the proposed structure with pain catastrophising and meta-cognitive beliefs about worry mediating fully the effect of neuroticism on self-reported pain behaviour. Conclusions: These findings identify, for the first time in the literature, a link between meta-cognitive beliefs about worry and both self-reported pain behaviour and pain catastrophising. The implications of these findings are discussed. This is an electronic version of an article published in Spada, MM and Gay, H and Nikčevic, AV and Fernie, BA and Caselli, |
Keywords | Psychology; Cognitive Science |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Clinical Psychologist |
Journal citation | 20 (3), pp. 138-146 |
Publisher | The Australian Psychological Society |
Wiley | |
ISSN | 1328-4207 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/cp.12081 |
Publication dates | |
01 Nov 2016 | |
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Deposited | 10 Feb 2017 |
Accepted | 16 Oct 2015 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/871vy
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