Objective: Individual differences in pain sensitivity play a role in the development and
maintenance of chronic pain. Previous studies have shown more interpretation and memory …

Objective Although previous studies have shown the linkage between pain sensitivity and
pain-related cognitions, this study investigated whether individual variation in pain sensitivity …

Background The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of chronic pain on
interpretation bias for ambiguous faces, using a recently developed paradigm with …

Background Cognitive processes like attentional and interpretation biases have been
suggested to play a vital role in the onset and exacerbation of chronic pain. Research …

Most theories of pain emphasize cognitive factors in the development of chronicity, but they
have rarely been studied in the context of the transition from acute to chronic pain. The aim …

Background Pain is hardwired to signal threat and tissue damage and therefore
automatically attracts attention to initiate withdrawal or defensive behaviour. This well …

Background and aims Interpreting pain-and illness-related stimuli as health-threatening is
common among chronic pain patients but also occurs in the general population. As …

Research confirms that patients with chronic pain show a tendency to interpret ambiguous
stimuli as pain related. However, whether modifying these interpretive pain biases impacts …

Background Expectations of painful sensations constitute a core feature of chronic pain. An
important clinical question is whether such expectations are revised when disconfirming …

Adults with chronic pain interpret ambiguous information in a pain and illness related
fashion. However, limitations have been highlighted with traditional experimental paradigms …