Interpersonal behavior in anticipation of pain: a naturalistic study of behavioral mimicry prior to surgery

Abstract. Introduction:. Social relationships facilitate coping with pain, but research suggests that it may be difficult to galvanize social support during an episode of acute pain. Objectives:. The current research examined whether social connections are optimized in the anticipation of pain by ob...

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Main Authors: Claire E. Ashton-James, Joshua M. Tybur, Tymour Forouzanfar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-08-01
Series:PAIN Reports
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/painrpts/fulltext/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000605