Factor structure, reliability, and validity of the pain catastrophizing scale

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 589-605

  Osman, Augustine ^a   Barrios, Francisco X ^a   Kopper, Beverly A ^a   Hauptmann, Wendy ^a   Jones, Jewel ^a   O'Neill, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Catastrophizing questionnaire; Factor analyses; Pain; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RELIABILITY; RUMINATION; STUDENT;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031439683     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025570508954     Document Type: Article

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