Effects of mindfulness and distraction on pain depend upon individual differences in pain catastrophizing: An experimental study
European Journal of Pain March 26, 2014 Bjorn Prins, Anouk Decuypere, Stefaan van Damme 62 citations
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate whether the perception of experimental pain was different during a mindfulness manipulation than during a distraction manipulation. Furthermore, it was examined if effects were moderated by dispositional pain catastrophizing. METHODS: Undergraduate students (n = 51) completed self-report measures of pain catastrophizing and mindfulness....