Feeling the Pressure to be Perfect: Impact on Pain-Related Distress and Dysfunction in Youth with Chronic Pain

• Perfectionism in youth and their parents is contributory to pediatric chronic pain.• Fear of pain mediates relations between perfectionism and pain-related dysfunction.• Socially prescribed perfectionism is particularly influential in pediatric chronic pain.

Source: The Journal of Pain - December 14, 2017 Category: Materials Science Authors: Edin T. Randall, Kelly R. Smith, Corey A. Kronman, Caitlin Conroy, Allison M. Smith, Laura E. Simons Tags: Original Report Source Type: research