Exploring the Domains of Gender as Measured by a New Gender, Pain and Expectations Scale.

ABSTRACT: Background: While sex- or gender-based differences in pain expression have been documented, exploration of traditionally genderized traits on pain has been hampered by the lack of strong measurement tools. This study evaluated the structural validity of a 16-item "Gender personality traits" subscale of a recently developed Gender, Pain and Expectations Scale (GPES). Methods: Data were drawn from an existing database of 248 participants (65.7% female). Maximum likelihood-based confirmatory factor analysis was carried out while considering the conceptual meaningfulness of subscales to evaluate the factor structure identified by these traits. Construct validity was explored using a priori hypotheses regarding anticipated mean differences in scores between bi

SUBMITTER: Ghodrati M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8080910 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature