PMID: 9186017Jun 1, 1997Paper

Motivational correlates of self-reported persistent pain in young adults

The Clinical Journal of Pain
P Karoly, L Lecci

Abstract

We sought to illustrate that personal goals can provide a meaningful context within which to interpret physical pain and that persistent (nonclinical) pain correlates with dysfunctional goal evaluation for young adults. A total of 127 college students reporting either no pain or persistent physical pain completed the Goal System Assessment Battery, a set of questionnaires designed to gauge stable and accessible representations of self-regulated goal pursuit. The results supported the general contention that persons experiencing persistent pain (at subclinical levels) tend to evaluate their important life goals in a "problematic" fashion. Specifically, the presence of persistent pain was associated with lower ratings of self-efficacy, self-monitoring, self-reward, and less positive arousal. The pattern of goal construal produced by this young and generally healthy group of college students reflects cognitive-motivational dysfunctions possibly presaging pain-schemes in later life.

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