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The Influence of Mindfulness on Different Aspects of Pain Perception and Affective Reactivity to Pain - Feasibility of a Multimethodical Approach

Auteurs: Katja Lange, Anna Gorbunova, Oliver Christ

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 3/2012

Abstract

Theoretical models define the mechanism of change underlying mindfulness as an uncoupling of unpleasant stimuli (e.g., thoughts, feelings, and body sensations) and subsequent reactions which can be described as decentering, deautomatization, or detachment from contents of consciousness. Mindfulness has strong implications in the prevention and treatment of chronic pain considering current psychological models which highlight the role of dysfunctional reactions to pain or related stimuli like anxiety, catastrophizing, or avoidance. Existing studies cover only some of these aspects. The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of a multimodal assessment approach to examine the influence of trait mindfulness on the affective reactivity to pain and components of pain perception. Thereby, we covered cognitive, affective, physiological, motivational, and behavioral components as indicators of pain reactivity. Twenty-four healthy students participated in this laboratory study examining the reactions to experimentally induced pain. Results indicate that the multimodal method realized seems to be a promising approach to allow for differentiated conclusions about relations between mindfulness and different process and outcome variables in the treatment of pain. Improvements of the methodical approach and future research directions based on the findings are discussed.

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Titel: The Influence of Mindfulness on Different Aspects of Pain Perception and Affective Reactivity to Pain - Feasibility of a Multimethodical Approach
Auteurs: Katja Lange
Anna Gorbunova
Oliver Christ
Publicatiedatum: 01-09-2012
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness / Uitgave 3/2012
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-012-0113-6

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