Department of Psychology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
Health Psychol. 2011 Sep;30(5):606-14. doi: 10.1037/a0024287.
Self-concealment is the predisposition to hide negative personal information. The present research examined whether self-concealment was associated with acute and chronic pain.
In Study 1, undergraduate students (N = 44) completed an online questionnaire packet and then completed a cold-pressor task in the laboratory. In Study 2, individuals with chronic pain (N = 85) completed an online survey.
Study 1: Trait self-concealment was negatively associated with pain tolerance. Study 2: Self-concealment of chronic pain (hiding aspects of one's chronic pain condition from others) was associated with higher levels of self-reported pain and lower psychological well-being, independent of disclosure of feelings regarding pain. Furthermore, this association was mediated by autonomy and competence needs.
Self-concealment was found to be associated with higher levels of pain in both healthy and chronic pain samples. Moreover, the findings also suggest that intervention methods using the self-determination theory framework (i.e., autonomy and competence supportive) might be effective for individuals with chronic pain.
自我掩饰是隐藏负面个人信息的倾向。本研究考察了自我掩饰是否与急性和慢性疼痛有关。
在研究 1 中，大学生（N=44）完成了在线问卷包，然后在实验室中完成了冷压任务。在研究 2 中，慢性疼痛患者（N=85）完成了在线调查。
研究 1：特质自我掩饰与疼痛耐受力呈负相关。研究 2：慢性疼痛的自我掩饰（向他人隐瞒自己慢性疼痛状况的某些方面）与更高水平的自我报告疼痛和更低的心理幸福感相关，独立于对疼痛的感受的披露。此外，这种关联受到自主和能力需求的中介。
在健康和慢性疼痛样本中，自我掩饰都与更高水平的疼痛有关。此外，研究结果还表明，使用自我决定理论框架（即自主和能力支持）的干预方法可能对慢性疼痛患者有效。
