title: Parent pain and catastrophizing are associated with pain, somatic symptoms, and pain-related disability among early adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine associations between parental history of pain and catastrophizing and their adolescent's pain, somatic symptoms, catastrophizing, and disability.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants included 178 youths aged 11-14 years recruited through public schools. Adolescents completed measures assessing pain characteristics, somatic symptoms, and pain catastrophizing. Parents reported on their own pain, and catastrophizing about their adolescent's pain.
  
  
  RESULTS
  About one quarter of the adolescents and two thirds of parents reported having pain. Parent pain was associated with adolescent pain, somatic symptoms, and pain catastrophizing. Parent catastrophizing was a significant predictor of adolescent somatic symptoms and pain-related disability, beyond the contribution of parent pain. Adolescent catastrophizing mediated the association between parent catastrophizing and adolescent pain-related disability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parent history of pain and pain-related cognitions may contribute to adolescent risk for chronic pain.
authors.affiliation: PhD, Institute on Development & Disability, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Mailstop CDRC, Portland, OR 97239, USA. longann@ohsu.edu.
authors.forename: Anna C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.forename: Tonya M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Palermo
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fales
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D058443:Catastrophization / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: adolescence; childhood; pain; pain catastrophizing; parent factors