Factor Analyses of the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) in Acute and Chronic Pain Patients
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13664975 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gregory J Boyle (0000-0001-8708-6836, Department of Psychology, Bond University and Australian Institute of Psychology, corresponding author), Bård H Boerresen (Bond University), Deannah M Jang (Bond University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 116 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 797-820 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/03.15.pr0.116k25w7 |
| PMID | 25871567 |
| OpenAlex | W2128285951 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 53 |
The McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) aims to measure sensory, affective, and evaluative dimensions of pain. However, the structural dimensionality of the MPQ remains somewhat uncertain. Exploratory (EFA) factor analyses were used to investigate the structure of the MPQ based on the responses of a diverse sample of 448 pain patients (M age = 43.1 yr., SD = 19.3). The EFA employed a methodologically sound iterative maximum-likelihood procedure, together with direct oblimin oblique simple structure rotation. Perusal of the 3-, 4-, and 5-factor solutions suggested that the MPQ measures two separate sensory dimensions of pain, while affective and evaluative dimensions were not sharply delineated, suggesting that the MPQ structure requires some revision
Association (psychology · Chronic pain · Exploratory factor analysis · McGill Pain Questionnaire · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Psychotherapist · Visual analogue scale · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Pain Management and Placebo Effect · Pain Mechanisms and Treatments · Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |