Chronic pain is an affliction that affects a large proportion of the general population and is
often accompanied by a myriad of negative emotional, cognitive, and physical effects …

Although clinical models have traditionally defined pain by its consequences for the
behavior and internal states of the sufferer, recent evidence has highlighted the importance …

A sample of 124 women with osteoarthritis or fibromyalgia, or both, completed initial
assessments for demographic data, health status, and personality traits and 10–12 weekly …

In this volume, Alex Zautra illustrates how experience with difficult or stressful emotional
situations can, contrary to popular belief, be beneficial; for example, our ability to adapt to …

Two studies of the relationship between pain and negative affect are presented in this
article: a study of weekly fluctuations in pain and negative affect among those with arthritis …

Background Chronic pain conditions are complicated and challenging to live with. Capacity
to adjust to such conditions may depend on the ability to self-regulate, that is, the ability to …

In two investigations, we studied vulnerability to the negative effects of stress among women
in chronic pain from 2 types of musculoskeletal illnesses, fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and …

Contributions of physical function and satisfaction with soc... : PAIN Contributions of physical
function and satisfaction with social roles to emotional distress in chronic pain: a Collaborative …

Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the role of depressive symptoms in
reactivity to stress and pain in older women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis …

Objective: Fibromyalgia (FMS) is characterized by chronic pain, high psychiatric comorbidity,
and the absence of observable pathology. Our objective was to examine positive and …