Pain beliefs mediate relations between general resilience and dysfunction from chronic back pain.

Conclusions/Implications: Together, results underscored specific pain beliefs underlying the pathway between resilience and reduced dysfunction from chronic back pain. Aside from evaluating dysfunctional expectancies (e.g., pain catastrophizing) and outcomes, practitioners and researchers should consider beliefs about personal effectiveness in managing pain within assessment and treatment protocols of chronic back pain. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research