Abstract
Stress is perhaps the most common pain with which we are faced. None of other physical symptoms are general as pain. Accordingly, since the beginning of the recorded history, trying to control the pain has been the main goal of human beings. The present study examined the relationship between coping strategies, perfectionism, pain beliefs, and chronic pain among firefighters suffering from chronic pain after controlling the age factor. The study employed a descriptive-correlational method to examine 405 firefighters suffering from chronic pain. The sample was selected by multistage cluster sampling method. The participants completed the chronic pain, coping strategies, perfectionism, and pain beliefs questionnaires. Data were analyzed by Pearson’s correlation and partial correlation. There was a significant positive relationship between firefighters’ age and the duration of pain, chronic pain disorder severity, emotion-focused coping strategies, pain beliefs and maladaptive perfectionism. Moreover, there was a significant negative relationship between firefighters’ age and problem-focused coping strategies and adaptive perfectionism. After controlling the age factor, high levels of pain duration and chronic pain disorder severity were related to high levels of emotion-focused coping strategies, maladaptive perfectionism, pain beliefs and low levels of problem-focused coping strategies and adaptive perfectionism. Zero-order correlation revealed that, the age of subjects had little impact on the strength of the relationships between the variables of the duration of pain and chronic pain disorder severity. The results indicated that, participants’ age had little impact on the strength of the relationship between the variables. It implies that young firefighters have urgent need for psychological interventions pertinent to the chronic pain for reducing chronic pain disorder severity and its duration.
Highlights
Stress is perhaps the most common pain with which we are faced
Main purpose of this research was to study the relationship between coping strategies, perfectionism, pain beliefs, and chronic pain after age control
Because after learning cognitive-behavioral elements, patients reevaluate pain more often; and through learning problem solving skills they solve problems in a better organized way.The results indicated that, adaptive perfectionism had a negative significant relationship with chronic pain disorder severity and pain records; and maladaptive perfectionism had a positive significant relationship with chronic pain disorder severity and pain records
Summary
Stress is perhaps the most common pain with which we are faced. None of other physical symptoms are general as pain. The present study examined the relationship between coping strategies, perfectionism, pain beliefs, and chronic pain among firefighters suffering from chronic pain after controlling the age factor. There was a significant positive relationship between firefighters’ age and the duration of pain, chronic pain disorder severity, emotion-focused coping strategies, pain beliefs and maladaptive perfectionism. The Relationship Between coping Strategies, Perfectionism, Beliefs Pain and the Chronic Pain After Controlling the Age Effects In Firefighters. Negative perfectionism refers to perceptions and behaviors aimed for the success and high achievement in order to avoid or escape from negative outcomes (Slade and Owens; 1998).Beliefs related to pain are judgments that interpret pain(Lazarus and Folkman; 1984).Beliefs are cognitive configurations that are formed either individually or through a common culture These beliefs form person's experiences and learning, and cover all of their experiences about the pain. Carrying out such research along with other interventions is essential
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