Avoidance versus focused attention and the perception of pain: differential effects for men and women
Avoidance versus focused attention and the perception of pain: differential effects for men and women
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DOI：
10.1016/s0304-3959(99)00270-5
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发表时间：
2000-03-01
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影响因子：
7.4
通讯作者：
Ellery, D
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作者：
Keogh, E;Hatton, K;Ellery, D
当前研究的目的是比较两种不同的注意力策略（集中与回避）对男性和女性对实验诱导的疼痛的反应的影响。100名健康的成年人被指示要么关注冷压疼痛，要么远离冷压疼痛。测量疼痛耐受性，疼痛阈值和恢复，以及自我报告的感觉和情感疼痛体验。不出所料，性别对疼痛的耐受性适中：男性比女性更能忍受冷压疼痛。在自我报告的测量中，男性在面对疼痛时报告的感觉疼痛要比回避疼痛时少。然而，在女性身上没有发现类似的效果，这表明注意力集中可能只对男性有用。这些结果是在前人研究的基础上讨论的。(C) 2000国际疼痛研究协会。Elsevier Science B.V.版权所有。
The aim of the current investigation was to compare the effects of two different attentional strategies (focused vs. avoidance) on how males and females respond to experimentally induced pain. One hundred healthy adults were instructed to either attend towards or away from cold presser pain. Measures of pain tolerance, pain threshold and recovery were taken, as were self-report measures of sensory and affective pain experiences. As expected, gender was found to moderate tolerance to pain: males were found to be more tolerant to cold presser pain than females. With respect to the self-report measures, males reported less sensory pain when they attended toward the pain than when they avoided it. However, a similar effect was not found in women, suggesting that attentional focusing may only be a useful strategy for males. These results are discussed in light of previous research. (C) 2000 International Association for the Study of Pain. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.