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The influence of maternal vulnerability and parenting stress on chronic pain in adolescents in a general population sample: The TRAILS study

The influence of maternal vulnerability and parenting stress on chronic pain in adolescents in a general population sample: The TRAILS study
The influence of maternal vulnerability and parenting stress on chronic pain in adolescents in a general population sample: The TRAILS study
Investigating possible psychosocial predictors of unexplained chronic pain in adolescents is crucial in understanding its development and prevention. A general population sample of adolescents (n=2230) from the TRAILS cohort study was investigated longitudinally to assess the influence of maternal vulnerability, in terms of anxiety, depression and stress, and parenting stress at age 10-12years, on the presence of chronic pain at age 12-15years. Of these adolescents, 269 (12.9%) reported experiencing chronic pain, of which 77% reported severe chronic pain and 22% reported multiple chronic pain. Maternal anxiety, maternal stress and higher levels of parenting stress were related to chronic pain at a later age. Subgroup analyses showed similar results for adolescents with severe chronic pain. Mediation analyses indicated that parenting stress mediates the effect between maternal anxiety, or stress, and chronic pain. The findings suggest that interventions to diminish maternal feelings of anxiety and stress, while in turn adjusting maternal behaviour, may prevent the development of chronic pain in adolescence
1090-3801
Darlington, Anne-Sophie E.
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Verhulst, Frank C.
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De Winter, Andrea F.
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Ormel, Johan
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Passchier, Jan
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Hunfeld, Joke A.M.
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Darlington, Anne-Sophie E.
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Verhulst, Frank C.
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De Winter, Andrea F.
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Ormel, Johan
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Passchier, Jan
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Darlington, Anne-Sophie E., Verhulst, Frank C., De Winter, Andrea F., Ormel, Johan, Passchier, Jan and Hunfeld, Joke A.M. (2011) The influence of maternal vulnerability and parenting stress on chronic pain in adolescents in a general population sample: The TRAILS study. European Journal of Pain. (doi:10.1016/j.ejpain.2011.06.001). (PMID:21705247)

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Investigating possible psychosocial predictors of unexplained chronic pain in adolescents is crucial in understanding its development and prevention. A general population sample of adolescents (n=2230) from the TRAILS cohort study was investigated longitudinally to assess the influence of maternal vulnerability, in terms of anxiety, depression and stress, and parenting stress at age 10-12years, on the presence of chronic pain at age 12-15years. Of these adolescents, 269 (12.9%) reported experiencing chronic pain, of which 77% reported severe chronic pain and 22% reported multiple chronic pain. Maternal anxiety, maternal stress and higher levels of parenting stress were related to chronic pain at a later age. Subgroup analyses showed similar results for adolescents with severe chronic pain. Mediation analyses indicated that parenting stress mediates the effect between maternal anxiety, or stress, and chronic pain. The findings suggest that interventions to diminish maternal feelings of anxiety and stress, while in turn adjusting maternal behaviour, may prevent the development of chronic pain in adolescence

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Published date: 24 June 2011
Organisations: Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 198657
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/198657
ISSN: 1090-3801
PURE UUID: 33d2a380-94cf-4a12-90da-42dd1440b982

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Date deposited: 06 Oct 2011 07:38
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 04:12

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Author: Frank C. Verhulst
Author: Andrea F. De Winter
Author: Johan Ormel
Author: Jan Passchier
Author: Joke A.M. Hunfeld

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