Journal article
Social Problem Solving as a Mediator of the Stress-Pain Relationship Among Individuals With Noncardiac Chest Pain
Health psychology, v 27(6), pp 829-832
Nov 2008
PMID: 19025279
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
Objective:
The present study tested the hypothesis that social problem solving (SPS) served to mediate the relationship between preceived stress and noncardiac chest pain (NCCP).
Design:
Adults undergoing stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) to determine the presence of underlying cardiovascular disease related to the experience of chest pain were recruited prior to stress testing to complete a series of self-report inventories.
Main Outcome Measures:
MPI results were used to identify individuals with NCCP (
N
= 166; 91 men, 75 women; mean age = 53.92 years,
SD
= 11.98). Measures included perceived stress, SPS, and chest pain frequency and intensity.
Results:
In direct tests of the mediational effects of SPS, it was found that two problem-solving dimensions, negative problem orientation and rational problem solving, each served as significant mediators of the effects of stress on both NCCP intensity and frequency.
Conclusion:
These results support a mediational analysis of NCCP that includes stress and SPS. As such, it identifies SPS as a potentially important clinical target to consider when developing future psychosocial-based therapy protocols for treating individuals with NCCP.
Metrics
Details
- Title
- Social Problem Solving as a Mediator of the Stress-Pain Relationship Among Individuals With Noncardiac Chest Pain
- Creators
- Arthur M Nezu - Department of Psychology and Medicine, Drexel University and Drexel University College of MedicineChristine Maguth Nezu - Department of Psychology and Medicine, Drexel University and Drexel University College of MedicineDiwakar Jain - Department of Medicine, Drexel University and Drexel University College of Medicine
- Publication Details
- Health psychology, v 27(6), pp 829-832
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000261024100019
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-57749094327
- Other Identifier
- 991014878000904721
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This publication has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
InCites Highlights
Data related to this publication, from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool:
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology
- Psychology, Clinical