| Mildly negative social encounters reduce physical pain sensitivity. | |
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PMID: 20800356 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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While previous research has demonstrated a reduction in physical pain sensitivity in response to social exclusion, the manipulations employed have arguably been far removed from typical daily experience. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of relatively ordinary social encounters on the perception of pain. Healthy participants rated the intensity and unpleasantness of painful stimuli before and after engaging in a structured interaction with a confederate who was instructed to either be warm and friendly or indifferent. A control group was asked to perform a similar structured activity, but alone. Consistent with predictions, participants who experienced the mildly negative social exchange reported lower pain intensity and unpleasantness after the encounter relative to baseline, whereas those exposed to the positive social exchange did not evidence any change in pain ratings. These results were not mediated by changes in mood or perceived connectedness. If mildly negative social encounters can provoke an analgesic effect, it is possible that social hypoalgesia may be considerably more commonplace than previously realized. Discussion focuses on the role of stress-induced hypoalgesia, and the implications of the results for clinical assessments of pain. |
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Authors:
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Terry K Borsook; Geoff MacDonald |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-08-25 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pain Volume: 151 ISSN: 1872-6623 ISO Abbreviation: Pain Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-10-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7508686 Medline TA: Pain Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 372-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 International Association for the Study of Pain. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. terry.borsook@utoronto.ca |
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