| Abstract: | Examined the effectiveness of attentional (AT) and avoidant (AV) coping strategies for somatic, behavioral, and psychological adaptation to clinical pain among 30 chronic (CP) and 30 recent-onset pain (RP) patients. It was hypothesized that RP Ss would demonstrate greater adaptation (lower anxiety, depression, pain severity, and somatization ratings and higher levels of social activity) when employing AV rather than AT strategies. CP Ss using AT strategies were predicted to demonstrate greater adaptation than CP Ss using AV strategies. Ss completed the Coping Scale (A. G. Billings and R. H. Moos, 1981) as well as parts of the SCL-90 (Revised) and the West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (R. D. Kerns et al, 1985). Results support the hypothesis. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
