Appraisal and coping responses to pain and stress in migraine headache sufferers.
The purpose of this study was to investigate how migraine headache sufferers and headache-free controls differ in their appraisal and coping responses to a cognitive (mental arithmetic) and a physical (cold pressor) laboratory stressor. Fifty-two women (26 migraine headache and 26 controls) completed the study. Results indicated that migraine sufferers rated the cold pressor task as significantly more painful compared to headache-free participants. Migraine headache sufferers also reported more wishful thinking and self-criticism in managing the mental arithmetic stressor. In addition, migraine participants reported the use of more social withdrawal and catastrophizing in managing stress and pain outside of the laboratory.
Hassinger
H J
HJ
Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Ohio 43403-0228, USA.
Semenchuk
E M
EM
O'Brien
W H
WH
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological