Catastrophizing,locus of control,pain, and disability in chinese chronic low back pain patients |
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| Authors: | Sammy K. Cheng Freedom Leung |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Clinical Psychology Service Unit , Kwai Chung Hospital , Hong Kong;2. Department of Psychology , Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong;3. Department of Psychology , Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The present study examined the associations of locus of control (LOC) and catastrophizing with pain intensity and disability in Chinese chronic low back pain (CLBP) patients. In the study, 56 respondents (21 men and 35 women) with a mean age of 36.98 years (SD= 12.22) completed measures assessing locus of control, catastrophizing tendency, pain intensity, disability, and psychological distress. Results showed that after partialling out the effects of gender, duration of pain, and psychological distress, internal LOC significantly explained the variance of disability. For pain intensity, only catastrophizing accounted for a large portion of the variance. Limitations of the study and suggestions for future work were discussed. |
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