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- Title
The effect of personality type on attentional bias within a chronic back pain population.
- Authors
Esselaar, M. W.; Holmes, P.; Wright, D.; Marshall, B.; Smith, D.; Franklin, Z.
- Abstract
Introduction: Attentional biases towards threatening information have been found in the chronic pain population, however results are inconsistent1. Recent research has used eye-trackers to assess attention rather than the traditional method of reaction time2. Furthermore, personality type may explain differences in attention3. This study will use eye-tracking and social desirability as additional measures to assess attentional biases in chronic back pain patents. Methods: Participants completed a dot-probe task with images of actions that involve the back (threatening), positive or neutral. There were 350 trials, 100 threatening/neutral images, 100 positive/neutral images, 100 positive/threat images and 50 neutral/neutral images. Stimuli were shown for 2000 ms, the images disappeared and one of the images was replaced with a probe (: or ..). The participant pressed as quickly and accurately as possible, one of two keys identifying the probe. Results: Initial results show that the controls have no specific bias towards either images. I hypothesize that the defensive high anxious will have an attentional bias towards the threatening images, whereas the repressors will show initial vigilance followed by avoidance. Discussion: The results of this study will add to the existing knowledge and might explain contradiction findings within attentional biases in the pain population. Process evaluation: This study is part of a PhD and has suffered delays because of COVID. Recruitment for back pain patients has restarted.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY; CHRONIC pain; EYE movements; BACKACHE; CONFERENCES &; conventions; SOCIAL skills; ATTENTIONAL bias
- Publication
Pain Practice, 2022, Vol 22, p28
- ISSN
1530-7085
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/papr.13128