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Depressive symptoms and bodily pain: the role of physical disability and social stress
Author(s) -
Gayman Mathew D.,
Brown Robyn Lewis,
Cui Ming
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
stress and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1532-2998
pISSN - 1532-3005
DOI - 10.1002/smi.1319
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , psychology , association (psychology) , physical disability , depressive symptoms , experience sampling method , clinical psychology , miami , stress (linguistics) , pain catastrophizing , chronic pain , psychiatry , psychotherapist , social psychology , anxiety , linguistics , philosophy , economics , macroeconomics , environmental science , soil science
Abstract This study evaluates the bi‐directional association between depressive symptoms and bodily pain, and examines the role of physical disability and perceived social stress in the depression–pain relationship. Data are employed from a two‐wave panel study of Miami‐Dade county residents ( n = 1459) that includes a substantial over‐sampling of individuals who identify as physically‐disabled. Findings indicate that the bi‐directional relationship between depression and pain is similar for those with and without a physical disability. Results also demonstrate that stress exposure, specifically recent life events and daily discrimination, partially mediated the relationship between prior levels of depression and changes in pain. Directions for future research and the need for a more comprehensive model of health incorporating physical, psychological, and social factors are discussed. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.