Time perspective, socioeconomic status, and psychological distress in chronic pain patients
Résumé
Time perspective (TP) is a fundamental dimension of the psychological construction
of time. It refers to a subjective experience and can be defined as the relationship
that individuals and groups have with the present, past, and future. Studies have
shown that it is interesting to take into account TP in the field of health, especially
for the study of the psychological distress (PD) of individuals faced with aversive
situations. We conducted a research, which aimed to explore the relationship between
TP and PD in patients with chronic pain. A total of 264 first-time patients (72.3%
women; mean age = 49 years) at CHU Timone (Marseille) pain center answered a
questionnaire included TP, socioeconomic status, pain beliefs (PB), pain characteristics,
and sociodemographic characteristics. Using hierarchical regression analyses
adjusted to the characteristics of pain, sociodemographic characteristics, and PB,
we can observe significant relationships between different components of TP,
socioeconomic status, and PD. These results emphasize the importance of TP as
psychosocial variable in the analysis of PD in patients with chronic pain. These
results also lead us to point out the role of the socioeconomic status that predicts
levels of PD.
Domaines
Psychologie
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