The Communal Coping Model of pain catastrophizing proposes that pain catastrophizers
enact pain behaviors in order to solicit support or empathy from their social environment. By …

The study was designed to assess whether the social context of a pain experience impacted
on the relation between catastrophizing and duration of pain behaviour. Based on a …

Current theoretical models of pain catastrophizing have diverging predictions regarding the
role of social context and perceived threat on pain expression. The communal coping model …

Past research has shown that pain catastrophizing contributes to heightened pain
experience. The hypothesis advanced in this study was that individuals who score high on …

Pain-related coping, particularly catastrophizing, plays a significant role in shaping pain
responses. One way catastrophizing is hypothesized to amplify pain and disability is via its …

A communal coping model (CCM) of the relation between catastrophizing and pain is of
interest because it challenges a number of previously held assumptions about how …

This study examined the relationship between catastrophizing and patient-perceived partner
responses to pain behaviors. The Catastrophizing subscale of the Cognitive Coping …

Researchers have hypothesized that pain catastrophizing has a social function. Although
work has focused on the catastrophizing of individuals with chronic pain (ICPs), little is …

Abstract The Communal Coping Model characterizes pain catastrophizing as a coping tactic
whereby pain expression elicits assistance and empathic responses from others. Married …

This study used a twin paradigm to examine genetic and environmental contributions to pain
catastrophizing and the observed association between pain catastrophizing and cold …