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dc.contributor.authorVambheim, Sara Magelssen
dc.contributor.authorØien, Roald A
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-07T09:50:43Z
dc.date.available2017-06-07T09:50:43Z
dc.date.issued2017-04-07
dc.description.abstractObjectives: This study aimed to investigate sex differences in fear of pain (FOP) measured by the Fear of Pain Questionnaire III (FPQ-III) in a nonclinical sample. The FPQ-III is a selfreport inventory measuring FOP, with 30 items, divided into three subscales: Severe, Minor and Medical Pain. <p> Methods: A total of 185 subjects participated (49.7% females) in this study. Sex differences on overall FOP, the subscales, and at item level were examined. One-way analysis of variance tested the association between sex and FOP, measured by overall FOP and the subscales. Ordinal regression analysis enabled item-level analysis of the FPQ-III and was conducted to explore further specificity of FOP in males compared to females. <p> Results: Overall FOP and fear of Severe Pain was significantly higher in females than in males, as measured by the FPQ-Total and the FPQ-Severe. Moreover, females were more likely to report higher FOP than males on 16 items (p<0.05). Further inspection revealed that females scored significantly higher than males on all items on the Severe Pain subscale. When controlling for multiple comparisons six items reached significance (p<0.001). Five of these items belonged to the subscale Severe Pain. When controlling for overall FOP one item, also from the Severe Pain subscale, reached significance (p<0.001). <p>Conclusion: There are sex differences in severe FOP, with higher FOP in females compared to males. Potential explanations are sex differences in the 1) psychosocial mechanisms of fear and anxiety, and 2) emotional reactions to and interpretation of FPQ-III Severe Pain items.en_US
dc.descriptionSource at <a href=https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S128850> https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S128850 </a>en_US
dc.identifier.citationVambheim, S.M. & Øien, R.A. (2017). Sex differences in fear of pain: item-level analysis of the Fear of Pain Questionnaire III. <i>Journal of Pain Research,10</i>, 825-831. https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S128850en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1464593
dc.identifier.doi10.2147/JPR.S128850
dc.identifier.issn1178-7090
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/11112
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherDove Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofVambheim, S.M. (2018). Sex differences in pain, fear of pain and placebo analgesia. Doctoral thesis. <a href=http://hdl.handle.net/10037/14210>http://hdl.handle.net/10037/14210.</a>
dc.relation.journalJournal of Pain Research
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260en_US
dc.titleSex differences in fear of pain: item-level analysis of the Fear of Pain Questionnaire IIIen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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