TY - JOUR
T1 - Examinations of chronic pain and affect relationships
T2 - Applications of a dynamic model of affect
AU - Zautra, Alex
AU - Smith, Bruce
AU - Affleck, Glenn
AU - Tennen, Howard
PY - 2001/10/27
Y1 - 2001/10/27
N2 - Two studies of the relationship between pain and negative affect are presented in this article: a study of weekly fluctuations in pain and negative affect among those with arthritis and a study of daily fluctuations in pain and negative affect for participants with fibromyalgia. The roles of positive affect and mood clarity (or the ability to distinguish between different emotions) in modifying the size of the relationship between pain and negative affect were examined in both studies as a means of testing the predictions of a dynamic model of affect regulation. In both studies, the presence of positive affect reduced the size of the relationship between pain and negative affect. Also, for arthritis participants with greater mood clarity, there was less overlap in ratings of negative and positive affective states.
AB - Two studies of the relationship between pain and negative affect are presented in this article: a study of weekly fluctuations in pain and negative affect among those with arthritis and a study of daily fluctuations in pain and negative affect for participants with fibromyalgia. The roles of positive affect and mood clarity (or the ability to distinguish between different emotions) in modifying the size of the relationship between pain and negative affect were examined in both studies as a means of testing the predictions of a dynamic model of affect regulation. In both studies, the presence of positive affect reduced the size of the relationship between pain and negative affect. Also, for arthritis participants with greater mood clarity, there was less overlap in ratings of negative and positive affective states.
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U2 - 10.1037/0022-006X.69.5.786
DO - 10.1037/0022-006X.69.5.786
M3 - Article
C2 - 11680555
AN - SCOPUS:0034768715
SN - 0022-006X
VL - 69
SP - 786
EP - 795
JO - Journal of Consulting Psychology
JF - Journal of Consulting Psychology
IS - 5
ER -