Does sex moderate the relationship between anxiety and pain?

Psychology and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 746-764

  Moore, David J ^a   Eccleston, Christopher ^a   Keogh, Edmund ^a,b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiety; heat; pain; pressure; QST; sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN PERCEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879684228     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2012.759222     Document Type: Article

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