The aims of this study were to replicate and extend previous observations on the
relationship between enmeshment of the self and pain and measures of adjustment [Morley …

The aim of this study was to test whether enmeshment of self and pain predicted adjustment
(depression and acceptance) in a chronic pain population. 89 chronic pain patients …

One way to develop psychological approaches to chronic pain is to improve our
understanding of psychological processes that both underlie the impacts of pain and can be …

Investigations of “self” in chronic pain have applied widely varied conceptualizations of the
term. The purpose of the current study was to develop a measure based on the three-facet …

Chronic pain often interferes with daily functioning, and may become a threat to an
individual's sense of self. Despite the development of a recent theoretical account focussing …

• The self is not a unitary concept but has different facets, encompassing potentially
contradictory states, intentions or desires.• The ensuing contradictory facets of the self lead …

Cognitive-behavioral and self-management perspectives on chronic pain emphasize the
central role that patients' appraisals of their pain problems may have in determining aspects …

Self, identity, and acceptance in chronic pain Universiteit Gent Add publications and datasets Lists
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore temporal aspects of chronic pain
patients' conceptions of their selves; what they were in the past, how they were functioning at …

Chronic pain not only interferes with daily activities, it may also have a negative impact on
the perceived integrity of one's self through self-discrepancies. Self-discrepancies are …