ArticleJournal of pain research2026
The Emotional Allodynia Questionnaire: Preliminary Validation and Clinical Phenotyping in Fibromyalgia.
Article in Journal of pain research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07677631 (Pain, Emotional Allodynia, and Relational Load), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Pain, Emotional Allodynia, and Relational Load (PEARL): A Multicenter Validation Study of the Emotional Allodynia Questionnaire in Fibromyalgia
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Pain, Emotional Allodynia, and Relational Load (PEARL): Protocol of a Multicenter Observational Case-Control Study Validating the Emotional Allodynia Questionnaire in Fibromyalgia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- From the First Tooth to the Intensive Care Unit: Diet, Gut Microbiota and Neuroinflammation Across the Life Course.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Which facets of emotion dysregulation are uniquely associated with emotional allodynia in fibromyalgia? A preliminary analysis using the emotional allodynia questionnaire and the difficulties in emotion regulation scale.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Despite IASP's recognition of pain as a sensory and emotional experience, current assessment tools largely overlook affective hypersensitivity to socially neutral stimuli, a phenomenon we term "emotional allodynia" that appears particularly recurrent in fibromyalgia. Methods: This preliminary psychometric validation study evaluated the Emotional Allodynia Questionnaire (AEQ), an 11-item 0-4 Likert scale designed to quantify maladaptive emotional responses to subtle relational stimuli (perceived unresponsiveness, loss of reciprocity) in 107 patients with fibromyalgia from a tertiary pain clinic (90.7% female, mean age 56.8 years, median VAS 8.0). Results: AEQ demonstrated excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.917, 95% CI: 0.880-0.943). Exploratory factor analysis supported unidimensional structure (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin, KMO = 0.90, loadings 0.55-0.86). Confirmatory factor analysis provided partial support (CFI = 0.924, RMSEA = 0.104). Convergent validity showed moderate-to-strong Spearman correlations with Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) ( Conclusion: These preliminary findings suggest that the AEQ may represent a promising and theoretically coherent instrument for assessing a relational-affective dimension relevant to nociplastic pain, warranting replication in larger, independent samples.
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