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Associations of locus of control beliefs with pain coping strategies and other pain‐related cognitions in back pain patients
Author(s) -
Härkäpää Kristiina,
Järvikoski Aila,
Vakkari Tiina
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
british journal of health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 2044-8287
pISSN - 1359-107X
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8287.1996.tb00491.x
Subject(s) - learned helplessness , locus of control , coping (psychology) , cognition , feeling , pain catastrophizing , psychology , distress , clinical psychology , chronic pain , psychiatry , developmental psychology , social psychology
The aim of this study was to evaluate back pain patients' ( N = 76) locus of control beliefs (LOC), especially associations of general LOC, health LOC and back pain LOC with cognitive and behavioural coping strategies, and other pain‐related cognitions. Coping self‐statements were significantly associated with more internal general and health‐related beliefs. Respectively, catastrophizing was significantly associated with weaker belief in personal control over health and back pain, and overall stronger belief in external control. Behavioural coping was significantly associated with stronger belief in control by others over back pain. Of other pain‐related cognitions, resourcefulness was associated with stronger belief in health‐related personal control, and feelings of helplessness with psychological distress and overall stronger belief in external control.