Sex differences in how social networks and relationship quality influence experimental pain sensitivity.

This is the first study to examine how both structural and functional components of individuals' social networks may moderate the association between biological sex and experimental pain sensitivity. One hundred and fifty-two healthy adults (mean age = 22yrs., 53% males) were measured for cold...

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Autores principales:	Jacob M Vigil, Lauren N Rowell, Simone Chouteau, Alexandre Chavez, Elisa Jaramillo, Michael Neal, David Waid
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4aaa83d7e73e4ea2902877c790cc58f72021-11-18T08:48:20ZSex differences in how social networks and relationship quality influence experimental pain sensitivity.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0078663https://doaj.org/article/4aaa83d7e73e4ea2902877c790cc58f72013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24223836/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203This is the first study to examine how both structural and functional components of individuals' social networks may moderate the association between biological sex and experimental pain sensitivity. One hundred and fifty-two healthy adults (mean age = 22yrs., 53% males) were measured for cold pressor task (CPT) pain sensitivity (i.e., intensity ratings) and core aspects of social networks (e.g., proportion of friends vs. family, affection, affirmation, and aid). Results showed consistent sex differences in how social network structures and intimate relationship functioning modulated pain sensitivity. Females showed higher pain sensitivity when their social networks consisted of a higher proportion of intimate types of relationship partners (e.g., kin vs. non kin), when they had known their network partners for a longer period of time, and when they reported higher levels of logistical support from their significant other (e.g., romantic partner). Conversely, males showed distinct patterns in the opposite direction, including an association between higher levels of logistical support from one's significant other and lower CPT pain intensity. These findings show for the first time that the direction of sex differences in exogenous pain sensitivity is likely dependent on fundamental components of the individual's social environment. The utility of a social-signaling perspective of pain behaviors for examining, comparing, and interpreting individual and group differences in experimental and clinical pain reports is discussed.Jacob M VigilLauren N RowellSimone ChouteauAlexandre ChavezElisa JaramilloMichael NealDavid WaidPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 11, p e78663 (2013)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Jacob M Vigil Lauren N Rowell Simone Chouteau Alexandre Chavez Elisa Jaramillo Michael Neal David Waid Sex differences in how social networks and relationship quality influence experimental pain sensitivity.
description	This is the first study to examine how both structural and functional components of individuals' social networks may moderate the association between biological sex and experimental pain sensitivity. One hundred and fifty-two healthy adults (mean age = 22yrs., 53% males) were measured for cold pressor task (CPT) pain sensitivity (i.e., intensity ratings) and core aspects of social networks (e.g., proportion of friends vs. family, affection, affirmation, and aid). Results showed consistent sex differences in how social network structures and intimate relationship functioning modulated pain sensitivity. Females showed higher pain sensitivity when their social networks consisted of a higher proportion of intimate types of relationship partners (e.g., kin vs. non kin), when they had known their network partners for a longer period of time, and when they reported higher levels of logistical support from their significant other (e.g., romantic partner). Conversely, males showed distinct patterns in the opposite direction, including an association between higher levels of logistical support from one's significant other and lower CPT pain intensity. These findings show for the first time that the direction of sex differences in exogenous pain sensitivity is likely dependent on fundamental components of the individual's social environment. The utility of a social-signaling perspective of pain behaviors for examining, comparing, and interpreting individual and group differences in experimental and clinical pain reports is discussed.
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author	Jacob M Vigil Lauren N Rowell Simone Chouteau Alexandre Chavez Elisa Jaramillo Michael Neal David Waid
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title	Sex differences in how social networks and relationship quality influence experimental pain sensitivity.
title_short	Sex differences in how social networks and relationship quality influence experimental pain sensitivity.
title_full	Sex differences in how social networks and relationship quality influence experimental pain sensitivity.
title_fullStr	Sex differences in how social networks and relationship quality influence experimental pain sensitivity.
title_full_unstemmed	Sex differences in how social networks and relationship quality influence experimental pain sensitivity.
title_sort	sex differences in how social networks and relationship quality influence experimental pain sensitivity.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/4aaa83d7e73e4ea2902877c790cc58f7
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Sex differences in how social networks and relationship quality influence experimental pain sensitivity.

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