Gender differences in pain perception-a pilot study on young Romanian students

被引:3
作者
Chraif, Mihaela [1 ]
Fulga, Duna [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bucharest, Bucharest 050107, Romania
来源
PSIWORLD 2012 | 2013年 / 78卷
关键词
avoidance; activity; social support; cognitive control; SEX-DIFFERENCES;
D O I
10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.04.368
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The objective of this research is to highlight that the male undergraduate self-perception of pain is statistically significant higher than female undergraduate students. Method: The participants were 42 subjects participated at this study, 17 males and 25 females, undergraduate students at Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest. The participants are between 19 and 23 years old (M=21.74; S.D=1.46). Instrument: FSV Questionnaire on Reaction to Pain (Vienna Test System, 2007). Findings confirmed the research hypothesis: There are statistically significant gender differences in cognitive control (p<0.05). Conclusions showed that both groups' results were higher to cognitive control (more than80%). (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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页码:648 / 652
页数:5
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