Neuroticism and pain catastrophizing aggravate response to pain in healthy adults: an experimental study

Adriana Banozic; Ana Miljkovic; Marijana Bras; Livia Puljak; Ivana Kolcic; Caroline Hayward; Ozren Polasek

doi:10.3344/kjp.2018.31.1.16

Neuroticism and pain catastrophizing aggravate response to pain in healthy adults: an experimental study

Adriana Banozic, Ana Miljkovic, Marijana Bras, Livia Puljak, Ivana Kolcic, Caroline Hayward, Ozren Polasek

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Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between neuroticism, pain catastrophizing, and experimentally induced pain threshold and pain tolerance in a healthy adult sample from two regions of the country of Croatia: the island of Korcula and city of Split.

Methods: A total of 1,322 participants were enrolled from the Island of Korcula (n = 824) and the city of Split (n = 498). Participants completed a self-reported personality measure Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) and pain catastrophizing questionnaire Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), followed by a mechanical pain pressure threshold and tolerance test. We have explored the mediating role of catastrophizing in the relationship between neuroticism and pain intensity.

Results: The results showed that pain catastrophizing partially mediated the relationship between neuroticism and pain intensity, suggesting the importance of pain catastrophizing in increasing vulnerability to pain. The results also indicated gender-related differences, marked by the higher pain threshold and tolerance in men.

Conclusions: This study adds to the understanding of the complex interplay between personality and pain, by providing a better understanding of such mechanisms in healthy adults.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	16-26
Number of pages	11
Journal	The Korean journal of pain
Volume	31
Issue number	1
Early online date	2 Jan 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2018.31.1.16
Publication status	Published - Jan 2018

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