When somatic information threatens, catastrophic thinking enhances attentional interference
- 1 April 1998
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health
- Vol. 75 (2-3) , 187-198
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3959(97)00219-4
Abstract
Styles of catastrophic thinking about pain have been related to an inability to divert attention away from pain. We investigated whether pain catastrophizers displayed high attentional interference during a threatening low-intensity electrocutaneous stimulus (ES). In Experiment 1, 44 undergrKeywords
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