Journal
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 39, Issue 4, Pages 418-426Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jst094
Keywords
adolescence; childhood; pain; pain catastrophizing; parent factors
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- NCATS NIH HHS [UL1TR000128] Funding Source: Medline
- NICHD NIH HHS [K23 HD064705, K23HD064705, K24 HD060068] Funding Source: Medline
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Objective To examine associations between parental history of pain and catastrophizing and their adolescent's pain, somatic symptoms, catastrophizing, and disability. Methods Participants included 178 youths aged 11-14 years recruited through public schools. Adolescents completed measures assessing pain characteristics, somatic symptoms, and pain catastrophizing. Parents reported on their own pain, and catastrophizing about their adolescent's pain. Results About one quarter of the adolescents and two thirds of parents reported having pain. Parent pain was associated with adolescent pain, somatic symptoms, and pain catastrophizing. Parent catastrophizing was a significant predictor of adolescent somatic symptoms and pain-related disability, beyond the contribution of parent pain. Adolescent catastrophizing mediated the association between parent catastrophizing and adolescent pain-related disability. Conclusions Parent history of pain and pain-related cognitions may contribute to adolescent risk for chronic pain.
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