Background Previous studies found evidence that dispositional optimism is related to lower
pain sensitivity. Recent findings suggest that temporarily increasing optimism by means of …

Previous studies have demonstrated a relation between dispositional optimism and lower
pain sensitivity, but the causal status of this link remains unclear. This study sought to test …

Optimism is associated with lower pain sensitivity, positive adjustment to chronic pain, and
greater reduction of pain thresholds in a conditioned pain modulation (CPM) paradigm. We …

Accumulating evidence suggests that dispositional optimism might be a protective factor
against experiencing pain. The current paper presents two studies investigating the …

Greater dispositional optimism has been related to less severe pain; however, whether
optimism is associated with endogenous pain modulation has not yet been examined. The …

There is growing evidence that optimism is linked to lower pain sensitivity and better
adjustment to pain [1, 2, 5, 10, 12, 16]. To date, however, the evidence for optimism's effects …

Dispositional optimism has been shown to beneficially influence various experimental and
clinical pain experiences. One possibility that may account for decreased pain sensitivity …

Pain catastrophizing is known to contribute to physical and mental functioning, even when
controlling for the effect of pain intensity. However, research has yet to explore whether the …

Patients with musculoskeletal illness often report that pain interferes with their ability to
engage in activities of daily living. Catastrophic thinking is consistently depicted as an …

There is a strong body of literature that lends support to the health-promoting effects of an
optimistic personality disposition, observed across various physical and psychological …