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Acceptance-Versus Change-Based Pain Management: The Role of Psychological Acceptance.
- Source :
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Behavior Modification . Jan2012, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p37-48. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- This study compared two theoretically opposed strategies for acute pain management: an acceptance-based and a change-based approach. These two strategies were compared in a within-subjects design using the cold pressor test as an acute pain induction method. Participants completed a baseline pain tolerance assessment followed by one of the two interventions and another pain tolerance test. The alternate strategy was presented in a separate, but otherwise identical, experimental session. On average, both interventions significantly increased pain tolerance relative to baseline, with no significant difference between the two intervention conditions. Baseline psychological acceptance emerged as a significant moderator of intervention efficacy; individuals with a high level of acceptance benefited significantly more from the acceptance intervention, whereas those with a low level of acceptance benefited more from the change-based intervention. Implications for increasing the effectiveness of psychotherapeutic treatments based on individual differences are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- *PAIN & psychology
*PAIN management
*ANALYSIS of covariance
*ANALYSIS of variance
*ATTITUDE (Psychology)
*CHI-squared test
*STATISTICAL correlation
*FACTOR analysis
*PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
*REGRESSION analysis
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*T-test (Statistics)
*STATISTICAL significance
*VISUAL analog scale
*REPEATED measures design
RESEARCH evaluation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01454455
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Behavior Modification
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 69612321
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445511420281