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Locus of control, repression‐sensitization, and psychological disorder in chronic pain patients
Author(s) -
McCreary Charles,
Turner Judith
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198407)40:4<897::aid-jclp2270400405>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - psychology , locus of control , psychological repression , sensitization , clinical psychology , pain control , chronic pain , psychotherapist , psychiatry , medicine , genetics , anesthesia , gene expression , biology , gene
Examined the relationship between locus of control and psychological disorder in chronic pain patients controlling for the effects of response sets. Fifty‐nine patients with chronic low back pain were given Rotter's Internal‐External Locus of Control (I‐E) scale and the MMPI. Multiple regression analysis showed that the MMPI K, F, and PT scales produced the most efficient prediction of I‐E scores. Response set tendencies to dramatize problems and traits that involve excessive rumination and self‐doubt were related to external locus of control.