Does self-reported chronic pain influence savoring of aesthetic experiences?
Publication date
2021-11-12
Document type
Forschungsartikel
Author
Organisational unit
ISSN
Series or journal
PLOS ONE
Periodical volume
16
Periodical issue
11
Peer-reviewed
✅
Part of the university bibliography
✅
Keyword
Pain
Emotions
Mental health and psychiatry
Regression analysis
Attention
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Working memory
Abstract
Background:
Aesthetic experiences elicit a wide range of positive emotions and have a positive impact on various health outcomes. In this context, savoring refers to a cognitive form of emotion regulation used to maintain and extend positive emotional experiences and is considered to contribute to health and well-being. Chronic pain has been linked to reduced reward-seeking behavior. This is the first study to investigate the relationship between self-reported chronic pain and savoring.
Methods:
We conducted an anonymous cross-sectional survey in a large non-clinical sample (opera, theater, and cabaret visitors; n = 322). The variables were assessed with a two-item-questionnaire.
Results:
Self-reported chronic pain was significantly negatively correlated with savoring (r = -.547)
Conclusion:
Altogether, this result helps to develop a better understanding of the effects of chronic pain in humans and to shed light on state-dependent differences in aesthetic experiences.
Aesthetic experiences elicit a wide range of positive emotions and have a positive impact on various health outcomes. In this context, savoring refers to a cognitive form of emotion regulation used to maintain and extend positive emotional experiences and is considered to contribute to health and well-being. Chronic pain has been linked to reduced reward-seeking behavior. This is the first study to investigate the relationship between self-reported chronic pain and savoring.
Methods:
We conducted an anonymous cross-sectional survey in a large non-clinical sample (opera, theater, and cabaret visitors; n = 322). The variables were assessed with a two-item-questionnaire.
Results:
Self-reported chronic pain was significantly negatively correlated with savoring (r = -.547)
Conclusion:
Altogether, this result helps to develop a better understanding of the effects of chronic pain in humans and to shed light on state-dependent differences in aesthetic experiences.
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