Verbalization of Emotion in Chronic Pain Patients and their Psychological Adjustment

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4227109
AutoresGwénola Herbette (Université catholique de Louvain at Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium,), Bernard Rimé (0000-0001-8487-575X, Université catholique de Louvain at Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium)
Ano2004
Volume9
Fascículo5
Páginas661-676
Data de publicação2004-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105304045378
PMID15310420
OpenAlexW2052891763
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas30

Little attention has been paid to the issue of emotional verbalization in people undergoing chronic situations. We addressed this issue in the present study focusing on chronic pain patients. Our study investigated the verbalization of their health-related emotions, as well as the role of interpersonal variables on patients' disclosure, and their relation to their psychological adjustment. Results indicate that chronic pain patients talk more frequently about their illness with their intimates. Yet, the medical staff represents a favored sharing target as it elicits the highest satisfaction degree. Results also reveal that others' social constraint behavior and lack of credibility of sufferers' health status negatively predict patients' psychological adjustment. Therefore, the social environment appears to play a significant part in patients' well-being

Chronic pain · Credibility · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Psychiatry · Psychological health · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Humor Studies and Applications · Psychology · Psychology of Social Influence · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology