RT Journal Article
T1 Intolerance of Uncertainty Moderates the Relationship between Catastrophizing, Anxiety, and Perceived Pain in People with Chronic Nononcological Pain.
A1 López-Martínez, Alicia Eva
A1 Ramírez-Maestre, María del Carmen
A1 Serrano-Ibáñez, Elena Rocío
A1 Ruiz-Párraga, Gema Teresa
A1 Esteve-Zarazaga, Rosa
K1 Incertidumbre
K1 Angustia
K1 Dolor
AB Objective.Substantial empirical evidence has shown that intolerance of uncertainty is a central transdiagnostic fea-ture in psychopathology and it has been suggested to be a pain-related psychological factor contributing to the ex-perience of chronic pain. However, research in this area is virtually nonexistent. The objective of this study was to in-vestigate associations between pain severity, catastrophizing, and anxiety in people with chronic nononcologicalpain, while assuming that intolerance of uncertainty moderates these relationships.Methods.A convenience sampleof 188 individuals with nononcological chronic pain (157 women and 32 men) participated in the study. We investi-gated the moderated mediation of intolerance of uncertainty between anxiety and catastrophizing and between cata-strophizing and pain intensity.Results.The full moderated mediation model accounted for significant variance inpain intensity (R2¼0.148,P<.001). Intolerance of uncertainty significantly moderated the interaction between anxi-ety and catastrophizing (B¼0.039, SE¼0.012, 95% CI [0.015, 0.063]) and between catastrophizing and pain intensity(B¼-0.034, SE¼0.010, 95% CI [ 0.054, 0.014]). Anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty did not interact in predictingcatastrophizing, although an interaction effect was found between intolerance of uncertainty and catastrophizing inpredicting pain intensity.Conclusion.This study is the first to address the interrelationship of intolerance of uncer-tainty, catastrophizing, and anxiety in relation to perceived pain intensity. The current findings support intoleranceof uncertainty as a relevant psychological variable that is distinct from other relevant constructs in the setting ofpain research and treatment.
YR 2022
FD 2022-02-16
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28148
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28148
LA eng
NO López-Martínez, A.E., Ramírez-Maestre, C., Serrano-Ibáñez, E.R., Ruiz-Párraga, G.T., Esteve, R. (2022). Intolerance of uncertainty moderates the relationship between catastrophizing, anxiety, and perceived pain in people with chronic nononcological pain. Pain Medicine, 23(10), 1793-1799.
NO Se ha pagado con un APC
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026