A Personal Projects Analysis

Examining Adaptation to Low Back Pain

Bibliographic Data

ID4228394
AuthorsKerryellen Vroman (University of New Hampshire), Kerry Chamberlain (0000-0002-1011-4293, Massey University), Rebecca M Warner, Rebecca Warner (University of New Hampshire)
Year2009
Volume14
Issue5
Pages696-706
Publication date2009-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105309104916
PMID19515685
OpenAlexW2122347914
LanguageEN
References cited22

Personal Projects Analysis (PPA) offers an alternative approach to studying adaptation to illnesses. This study investigated adaptation to low back pain using PPA to examine the relationship between participants' perceptions of pain, and their functioning and well-being. Participants appraised their five most important projects on 26 dimensions, such as project value, success and difficulty. Factor analyses of the project ratings yielded five dispositions (Integrity, Personal Agency, Social Visibility, Pain Salience and Stressfulness). In regression analysis all five dispositions significantly predicted Physical and Social Function, Disruption of Roles, and Well-being. `Pain Salience' was the strongest predictor of functional outcomes, and `Stressfulness' was the best predictor of well-being

Adaptation (eye · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Occupational Health and Performance · Psychology · Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology · Applied Psychology · Social Psychology

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