Individual differences, mood, and coping with chronic pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis: a daily process analysis.

Individual differences, mood, and coping with chronic pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis: a daily process analysis.

Newth S; DeLongis A

Psychology & Health

2004

Pain; Chronic Pain; Adaptation; Psychological; Arthritis; Rheumatoid; coping; Coping Behavior; Coping Skills; Mood; Rheumatoid Arthritis

This study examines individual differences in coping and associated health outcomes as they unfold across time. Twice daily for one week, 71 individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis reported their pain, coping efforts, and negative mood via structured daily records. The five factor model of personality (neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, conscientiousness) and disease status were also assessed. Multi-level statistical models examining within and between person variability indicated significant temporal associations from coping to pain and bi-directional associations between mood and pain within days. Furthermore, findings suggest that coping use and coping effectiveness were moderated by personality. Implications for models of coping with chronic pain, as well as clinical applications, are discussed.

2004

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