When Pain Catastrophizing Is Not Catastrophizing: Identifying Normative From Exaggerated Responses Relative to Referent Pain Intensity
Trait PCS scores should not be interpreted as context-free indices of catastrophizing. The wide range of published PCS cut points may in part reflect differences in referent pain, highlighting the need to contextualize catastrophizing scores for appropriate interpretation.
Authors
- Adam J. Janowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1769-2966)
- Laura Frey‐Law (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3574-3715)
- Jennifer E. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2365-7211)
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- St. Edward's University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pain Research and Management
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1155/prm/8839902
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke