Drama-Induced Affect and Pain Sensitivity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19301353 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dolf Zillmann (University of Alabama), Minet De Wied (0000-0001-5864-5774, University of Alabama), Cynthia King-Jablonski (University of Alabama), Stefan Jenzowsky (University of Alabama) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 333-341 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychosomatic Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3174 • E-ISSN: 1534-7796 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00006842-199607000-00006 |
| PMID | 8827796 |
| OpenAlex | W2327674377 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 7 |
This study was conducted to examine the pain-ameliorating and pain-sensitizing effects of exposure to emotionally engaging drama. Specifically, the consequences for pain sensitivity of exposure to dramatic expositions differing in both excitatory and hedonic qualities were determined. Hedonically negative, neutral, and positive affective states were induced in male respondents by exposure to excerpts from cinematic drama. Pain sensitivity was assessed by the cuff-pressure procedure before and after exposure and by the cold pressor test after exposure only. When compared against the control condition, pain sensitivity diminished under conditions of hedonically positive affect. An inverse effect was suggested for hedonically negative conditions, but proved tentative and statistically unreliable. The findings are consistent with earlier demonstrations of mood effects on pain sensitivity. Unlike inconclusive earlier findings concerning the magnitude of directional effects, however, they suggest an asymmetry that emphasizes the pain-ameliorating effect of positive affects while lending little, if any, support to the proposal of a pain-sensitizing effect of negative affects. The investigation did not accomplish the intended creation of conditions necessary to test the proposal that heightened sympathetic activity diminishes pain sensitivity. The utility of a rigorous determination of this hypothesized relationship is emphasized, and procedures for a viable test of the proposal are suggested
Affect (linguistics) · Anesthesia · Blood pressure · Cold pressor test · Drama · Heart rate · Mood · Sensitivity (control systems) · Test (biology) · Threshold of pain · Clinical Psychology · Communication · Humor Studies and Applications · Internal Medicine · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.35 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2024 (25) |
| Highly cited | No |