Effects of pain intensity on goal schemas and goal pursuit: a daily diary study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although the adverse effects of chronic pain on work productivity and daily life pursuits are clear, the within-person dynamics of pain, goal cognition, and engagement in work-related and lifestyle goals remain uncharted. This study investigated the impact of pain intensity (assessed on 3 occasions each day) and goal-related schematic thinking (ratings of importance, planning, and goal pursuit opportunities, assessed only in the morning) on afternoon and evening work and lifestyle goal pursuit.

Methods

A community sample of working adults with chronic pain (N = 131) were screened and interviewed about their work and lifestyle goals and completed a 21-day telephonic diary. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to estimate within-person and between-person effects.

SUBMITTER: Karoly P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4155604 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature