ArticleNeuroSci2022
Personality Type and Chronic Pain: The Relationship between Personality Profile and Chronic Low Back Pain Using Eysenck's Personality Inventory.
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- Association of Type D Personality with Disability and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Grit and Chronic Pain: Associations with Distress, Catastrophizing, Interference, and Control.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2025Article
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- Personality and Pain Outcomes in Rheumatic Disease: The Mediating Role of Psychological Flexibility.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Relationship Between Personality Traits and Perceived Pain After Photorefractive Keratectomy: A Cross-Sectional Study in Hamadan.Galen medical journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPersonality type plays a key role in how individuals respond to a variety of stimuli; however, it is unclear if there is a significant influence on pain perception. While pain is associated with many conditions, chronic low back pain (cLBP) is one of the most prevalent and debilitating problems in modern society. Treating this condition can be a challenge and clinicians must understand all factors that can influence pain perception. PURPOSE: The present study investigated the relationship between personality type and pain experience in patients experiencing cLBP.
methodsOne hundred twenty-four participants completed the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI), which identifies two major components of the human personality, neuroticism, and extraversion. Participants also completed the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK), the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), and the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS). The association between pain and personality was determined with a Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient. A hierarchical cluster analysis with Ward's clustering method examined for subgroups of individuals based on these variables.
resultsThe neuroticism score (EPI-N) was found to have a statistically significant relationship with all pain outcome measures. This suggests that people exhibiting a neurotic personality type are likely to have more fear of movement (
conclusionsPersonality type appears to have an influence on many of the attributes associated with cLBP and may be a useful determinate in both prognosis and interventions.
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