Psychometric Evaluation and Refinement of the Pain Response Preference Questionnaire

BACKGROUND: The Pain Response Preference Questionnaire (PRPQ) assesses preferences regarding pain-related social support. The initial factor analytical study of the PRPQ produced four empirically supported scales labelled Solicitude, Management, Encouragement and Suppression. A second study produced...

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Main Authors: Lachlan A McWilliams, John Kowal, Donald Sharpe, Bruce D Dick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/532678
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description BACKGROUND: The Pain Response Preference Questionnaire (PRPQ) assesses preferences regarding pain-related social support. The initial factor analytical study of the PRPQ produced four empirically supported scales labelled Solicitude, Management, Encouragement and Suppression. A second study produced similar findings, but suggested that the Management and Encouragement scales be combined into a single scale labelled Activity Direction.
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spelling doaj-art-7b846784ce8f4e02aa943db5da5a26962025-02-03T01:31:51ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67652014-01-01191424810.1155/2014/532678Psychometric Evaluation and Refinement of the Pain Response Preference QuestionnaireLachlan A McWilliams0John Kowal1Donald Sharpe2Bruce D Dick3Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: The Pain Response Preference Questionnaire (PRPQ) assesses preferences regarding pain-related social support. The initial factor analytical study of the PRPQ produced four empirically supported scales labelled Solicitude, Management, Encouragement and Suppression. A second study produced similar findings, but suggested that the Management and Encouragement scales be combined into a single scale labelled Activity Direction.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/532678
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