The effectiveness of a hope intervention in coping with cold pressor pain

被引：63

作者：

Berg, Carla J. ^{[1
]}

Snyder, C. R. ^{[2
]}

Hamilton, Nancy ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Minnesota, Dept Med, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA

[2] Univ Kansas, Dept Psychol, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | 2008年 / 13卷 / 06期

关键词：

coping; hope; pain; pain management; positive psychology;

D O I：

10.1177/1359105308093864

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

Hope has been correlated with greater pain tolerance and thresholds and less reported pain severity. The present study investigated the effectiveness of a brief hope-based intervention involving guided imagery and skills instruction aimed at enhancing pain coping skills among university students performing the cold pressor task. The intervention resulted in increased hope among females and increased pain tolerance in all participants. The intervention did not affect pain threshold and resulted in marginally increased pain severity. Thus, this intervention facilitates better pain tolerance without necessarily changing the experience of the pain. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.

引用

页码：804 / 809

页数：6

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