Discounting future pain: Effects on self-reported pain

Empirical results are presented showing that people who acknowledge pain anticipation when expecting an injury experience higher sensitivity to pain (GREP, Robinson et al., 2001). The positive correlation between sensitivity and anticipation is highly significant. However, no relationship is found between anticipation and pain endurance.

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Year of publication:	2010-07
Authors:	Alejos, Espinosa ; Paz, María ; Brañas Garza, Pablo ; Repollés Pro, María
Institutions:	Departamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico II, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales
Subject:	discounting \| pain anticipation \| sensitivity and endurance

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	DFAEII Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	The text is part of a series DFAEII 2010.06 Number 2010-06
Classification:	C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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