Perceived social support partially mediates the association between childhood abuse and pain-related characteristics.

ABSTRACT: Higher perceived social support has been shown to buffer the impact of negative stressful events like childhood abuse on health outcomes. Yet, the role of perceived social support as a mediator of the association between childhood abuse and pain-related characteristics is not well understood. The present study explored this premise. Patients (n = 1,542) presenting to a tertiary-care, outpatient pain clinic completed a cross-sectional survey consisting of regularly collected clinical data and validated measures. Path analysis suggested that the impact of childhood abuse on sensory and affective pain-related characteristics was partially explained by perceived emotional support. Survivors of childhood abuse display a more complex clinical pain phenotype and this extends to more negati

SUBMITTER: Pierce J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9815443 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature