Social and Societal Factors Interact with Psychological Factors to Shape Pain Outcomes in a Community Sample with Chronic Pain: A Network Study.

ABSTRACT: Although the biopsychosocial model of chronic pain is widely recognized, few studies include social and societal factors as variables of interest, limiting our understanding of their role and importance in managing chronic pain. In the present study, we examined how social and societal factors interact with psychological factors to shape pain outcomes. We recruited 262 participants with chronic pain from the community (e.g., through the university, online distribution, GP and physiotherapist offices) to collect self-reported data about emotional states (e.g., mood symptoms, positive affect), pain coping strategies (e.g., pain acceptance, pain avoidance), social interactions (e.g., emotional support, pain invalidation), societal stressors (e.g., financial worry, access to health care) and p

SUBMITTER: van der Wijk G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12424911 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature