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

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 …

Background Pain catastrophizing underpins several psychosocial theories of pain, but there
is limited evidence to support the proposal that changes in pain catastrophizing cause …

Pain-related fear and catastrophizing are important variables of consideration in an
individual's pain experience. Methodological limitations of previous studies limit strong …

Pain catastrophizing is among the most robust predictors of pain outcomes, and a disruption
in endogenous pain-inhibitory systems is one potential mechanism that may account for …

Considerable evidence has linked catastrophizing to pain responses, and recent
experimental pain research has suggested that situational catastrophizing, measured during …

Pain catastrophizing (PC) has been related to pain levels in both patients experiencing
acute or chronic pain and in healthy volunteers exposed to experimental pain. Still, it is …

Undoubtedly, one of the most robust findings in contemporary psychological pain research
is the important role of pain catastrophizing. Despite the growing body of research on pain …

Pain catastrophizing, a pattern of negative cognitive-emotional responses to actual or
anticipated pain, maintains chronic pain and undermines response to treatments. Currently …

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 …