Fuller Barbara F
University of Colorado School of Nursing, Denver, USA.
Clin Nurs Res. 2002 May;11(2):190-203. doi: 10.1177/105477380201100207.
The purpose of this study was to ascertain if any gender differences existed in the behaviors of infants experiencing different levels of acute established pain and different levels of arousal within each level of pain. To do this, the behaviors of 152 two-week- to 12-month-old infants were videotaped and compared. Levels of pain were assessed by a panel of expert pediatric nurses. Results indicated that female 2-week- to 6-month-old infants performed more generally broadcast crying than did males and that the cries of female 7- to 12-month-old infants were of higher pitch than those of males. There was no gender difference in any facial or other bodily behavior. One cannot interpolate from these results that there are any gender differences in pain thresholds, only that there seem to be gender differences in behavioral responses to acute established pain.
本研究的目的是确定在经历不同程度急性既定疼痛以及在每个疼痛程度内不同唤醒水平的婴儿行为中是否存在任何性别差异。为此，对152名两周至12个月大婴儿的行为进行了录像并进行比较。疼痛程度由一组专业儿科护士进行评估。结果表明，2至6个月大的女婴比男婴更多地发出普遍传播的哭声，并且7至12个月大的女婴的哭声比男婴的哭声音调更高。在任何面部或其他身体行为上均未发现性别差异。不能从这些结果推断出在疼痛阈值方面存在任何性别差异，只能说在对急性既定疼痛的行为反应中似乎存在性别差异。
