@article{WernickedeWittHubertsWippert2017, author = {Wernicke, Sarah and de Witt Huberts, Jessie and Wippert, Pia-Maria}, title = {The pain of being misunderstood}, series = {Journal of Health Psychology}, volume = {22}, journal = {Journal of Health Psychology}, publisher = {Sage Publ.}, address = {London}, issn = {1359-1053}, doi = {10.1177/1359105315596371}, pages = {135 -- 147}, year = {2017}, abstract = {A particular form of social pain is invalidation. Therefore, this study (a) investigates whether patients with chronic low back pain experience invalidation, (b) if it has an influence on their pain, and (c) explores whether various social sources (e.g. partner and work) influence physical pain differentially. A total of 92 patients completed questionnaires, and for analysis, Pearson's correlation coefficients and hierarchical linear regression analyses were conducted. They indicated a significant association between discounting and disability due to pain (respective β = .29, p > .05). Especially, discounting by partner was linked to higher disability (β = .28, p > .05).}, language = {en} }