The psychometric properties of the dot-probe paradigm when used in pain-related attentional bias research

Journal of Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1247-1254

  Dear, Blake F ^a   Sharpe, Louise ^b   Nicholas, Michael K ^b   Refshauge, Kathryn ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

attentional bias; Chronic pain; dot probe; reliability; validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOT PROBE PARADIGM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; STIMULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHRONIC PAIN; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82755160619     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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