Background Long‐term avoidance of painful activities has shown to be dysfunctional in
chronic pain. Pain may elicit escape or avoidance responses automatically, particularly …

Current fear-avoidance models consider pain-related fear as a crucial factor in the
development of chronic pain. However, pain-related fear often occurs in a context of …

Pain automatically elicits escape-avoidance behavior to avert bodily harm. In patients with
chronic pain, long-term escape-avoidance behavior may increase the risk of chronic …

Fear-avoidance models of chronic pain consider excessive spreading (or
overgeneralization) of pain-related avoidance toward safe activities to play a crucial role in …

Background Previous research has demonstrated the efficacy of cognitive engagement in
reducing concurrent pain. However, little is known about the role of individual differences in …

This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of an attention training technique (ATT) on pain
ratings, threshold and tolerance during the cold pressor task. One hundred and three …

Previous research shows that goal-directed behavior might be modulated by cues that
predict (dis) similar outcomes. However, the literature investigating this modulation with pain …

Background and aims Trait behavioral inhibition represents a tendency to react with
negative emotions-primarily worry-to cues which signal potential threats. This tendency has …

Fear-avoidance models propose that pain-related fear may spur avoidance behavior
leading to chronic pain disability. Pain-related fear elicits avoidance behavior, which is …

Objectives: In this study, we hypothesized that motivating people to engage in a task with
high demands would lead to more cognitive resources directed toward the task, thereby …