title: The Pain Beliefs and Perceptions Inventory: further evidence for a 4-factor structure.
abstract: This study employed the Pain Beliefs and Perceptions Inventory (PBPAI) (Williams and Thorn 1989) with a German sample (n = 193) of pain patients. The original version has 3 subscales: (1) self-blame (S-B), (2) perception of pain as mysterious (MYST), and (3) beliefs about the temporal stability of pain (TIME). Item statistics, factor structure, and discriminant validity are reported. Factor analysis favored a 4-factor structure and replicated a finding by Strong et al. (1992). The TIME scale can be subdivided into 2 subscales: beliefs that pain is a constant and enduring experience ("Constancy"), and beliefs about the long-term chronicity of pain ("Acceptance"). Constancy showed higher correlations with self-reported psychological symptomatology (anxiety, general physical troubles, pain intensity) than did Acceptance, MYST, and S-B.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Psychology, School of Medicine, University of Marburg, 35037 MarburgGermany.
authors.forename: Christoph A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Herda
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Siegeris
authors.forename: Heinz-Dieter
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Basler
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology; D011594:Psychometrics; D014481:United States