Gender Bias in Observer Ratings of Pediatric Procedural Pain

Gender Bias in Observer Ratings of Pediatric Procedural Pain

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The current study attempted to discern the extent to which a gender bias influences the adult ratings of observed childhood pain. While gender differences in pain sensation are well documented in physiologically mature individuals, there seems to be no such difference in children. The effect of mani...

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Main Author: Sims, Jeff
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University 2007
Subjects:
Desensitization
Observer Ratings
Pediatric Psychology
Pain
Gender Bias
Online Access:http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/psych_hontheses/3
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spelling ndltd-GEORGIA-oai-scholarworks.gsu.edu-psych_hontheses-10022014-04-18T03:41:42Z Gender Bias in Observer Ratings of Pediatric Procedural Pain Sims, Jeff The current study attempted to discern the extent to which a gender bias influences the adult ratings of observed childhood pain. While gender differences in pain sensation are well documented in physiologically mature individuals, there seems to be no such difference in children. The effect of manipulating gender on the procedural pain ratings of 201 university undergraduate and nursing students was examined via a deceptive pain observation task. Results demonstrated no significant difference between gender conditions; however a strong link was established between prior exposure to painful pediatric medical procedures and lower pain ratings. The results suggest that, while a gender bias failed to alter pain ratings, desensitization to viewing painful procedures could alter how much pain healthcare professionals believe a patient is experiencing. 2007-02-15T08:00:00Z text application/pdf http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/psych_hontheses/3 http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=psych_hontheses Psychology Honors Theses ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University Desensitization Observer Ratings Pediatric Psychology Pain Gender Bias
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topic Desensitization
Observer Ratings
Pediatric Psychology
Pain
Gender Bias
spellingShingle Desensitization
Observer Ratings
Pediatric Psychology
Pain
Gender Bias
Sims, Jeff
Gender Bias in Observer Ratings of Pediatric Procedural Pain
description The current study attempted to discern the extent to which a gender bias influences the adult ratings of observed childhood pain. While gender differences in pain sensation are well documented in physiologically mature individuals, there seems to be no such difference in children. The effect of manipulating gender on the procedural pain ratings of 201 university undergraduate and nursing students was examined via a deceptive pain observation task. Results demonstrated no significant difference between gender conditions; however a strong link was established between prior exposure to painful pediatric medical procedures and lower pain ratings. The results suggest that, while a gender bias failed to alter pain ratings, desensitization to viewing painful procedures could alter how much pain healthcare professionals believe a patient is experiencing.
author Sims, Jeff
author_facet Sims, Jeff
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title Gender Bias in Observer Ratings of Pediatric Procedural Pain
title_short Gender Bias in Observer Ratings of Pediatric Procedural Pain
title_full Gender Bias in Observer Ratings of Pediatric Procedural Pain
title_fullStr Gender Bias in Observer Ratings of Pediatric Procedural Pain
title_full_unstemmed Gender Bias in Observer Ratings of Pediatric Procedural Pain
title_sort gender bias in observer ratings of pediatric procedural pain
publisher ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University
publishDate 2007
url http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/psych_hontheses/3
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