The Moderating Role of Self-efficacy on the Relation of Alexithymia with Severity and Disability of Pain in Chronic Pain Patients

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The aim of this study was to investigate the moderating role of self-efficacy on the relationship between alexithymia and experience of pain (severity of pain and disability of pain) in chronic pain patients. One hundred chronic musculoskeletal pain patients (67 women, 33 men) participated in this research. All participants were asked to complete the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), the Chronic Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (CPSEQ), Visual Analogue Scale for Pain Severity (VAS), and Pain Disability Questionnaire (PDQ). Data were analyzed by regression analysis. The results showed that self-efficacy moderated the relationship between alexithymia and experience of pain including both severity of pain and disability of pain. Self-efficacy decreased the effect of alexithymia on experience of severity and disability of pain. It can be concluded that the relationship between alexithymia and experience of pain in chronic pain patients was influenced by self-efficacy.

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  • Receive Date: 16 December 2015
  • Accept Date: 16 December 2015

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