Presence of an Attachment Figure Is Associated With Greater Sensitivity to Physical Pain Following Mild Social Exclusion

DiLorenzo, Miranda G.; Chum, Giorgina T.; Weidmark, Lauren V.; MacDonald, Geoff

doi:10.1177/1948550617720270

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“…This means that higher social pain is associated with lower perceived social support. This finding is in line with previous studies indicating that perceiving inadequate or insufficient social support is strongly tied to social pain (MacDonald and Leary, 2005) and also that support of significant others has a significant role in reducing the negative effects of rejection (Eisenberger et al, 2007;Masten et al, 2012;DiLorenzo et al, 2018). Social support function acts as a selfregulating mechanism to cope with social pain by reducing the automatic dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) response to exclusion (Eisenberger et al, 2007;Riva and Eck, 2016).…”

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Psychometric properties and item response theory analysis of the Persian version of the social pain questionnaire

Sepehrinia,

Farahani,

Watson

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionSocial pain is an emotional reaction which is triggered by social exclusion and has been extensively investigated in the literature. The Social Pain Questionnaire (SPQ) is a self-report instrument which is the only scale for measuring social pain as a dispositional factor. The current study aimed at examining the psychometric properties of the SPQ in an Iranian sample.Materials and methodsA sample of participants (N = 400) was recruited in a cross-sectional validation study. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) as well as Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were conducted. The Item Response Theory (IRT) model parameters were evaluated and item response category curves were presented. Convergent and divergent validities as well as the reliability (by using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient) were also assessed.ResultsThe SPQ’s unidimensionality was affirmed (RMSEA = 0.078; CFI = 0.915; TLI = 0.99) and its internal consistency was robust (Cronbach’s α = 0.94). The correlation between the SPQ and the following measures endorsed its divergent and convergent validity: Self-esteem (r = −0.424), Perceived Social Support (r = −0.161), and Interpersonal Sensitivity (r = 0.636). Finally, Item Response Theory Analysis emphasized the effectiveness of the SPQ items in discerning various levels of social pain. The theta level ranged between −1 and + 1.2 and the IRT-based marginal reliability was 0.92 for the total score.DiscussionThe Persian SPQ stands as a reliable and valid measure for evaluating social pain. This scale has the potential to stimulate further research in the field for both clinical and non-clinical settings.ConclusionBy employing Item Response Theory (IRT) analysis, we have transcended the theoretical psychometric evaluation of the SPQ scale and demonstrated that SPQ is a unidimensional, valid and reliable measurement tool.

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confidence: 91%

Psychometric properties and item response theory analysis of the Persian version of the social pain questionnaire

Sepehrinia,

Farahani,

Watson

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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“…In this sense, might a surgeon (who has to deal with death and physical pain frequently) be more likely to engage in suicide than a chief executive officer (who has not been exposed to death and physical pain frequently) when both of them get divorced (i.e., face thwarted belonging)? In a related vein, ostracism can decrease one’s sensitivity to physical pain and increase one’s tolerance of physical pain (Bernstein & Claypool, 2012; Chen et al, 2008; DeWall & Baumeister, 2006); further, the presence of an attachment figure, relative to a stranger, can increase people’s pain sensitivity following ostracism (DiLorenzo, Chum, Weidmark, & MacDonald, 2018). Would people who have a higher capacity for suicide experience a greater drop in perceived meaning as well as more suicidal thoughts following ostracism?…”

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Life lacks meaning without acceptance: Ostracism triggers suicidal thoughts.

Chen¹,

Poon²,

DeWall³

et al. 2020

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Eleven studies (N = 2,254; 2 preregistered) examined whether ostracism would trigger suicidal thoughts and whether perceived meaning in life would account for this effect. The feeling of ostracism was induced via recalling a past experience (Studies 1a, 1c, 2c, and 3b), imagining a future experience (Studies 1d, 1e, and 2b), engaging in an online real-time interaction (Studies 1b and 2d), or receiving bogus personality feedback (Study 3a). Across all 11 studies, ostracism increased suicidal thoughts. Study 1a found that ostracism increased implicit associations of “death” and “me” relative to “life” and “me” on the Implicit Association Test of Suicide (Nock et al., 2010). In Study 1b, ostracized participants showed more suicidal thoughts in imagined stressful situations than did included participants. Studies 1c, 1d, and 1e further showed that ostracism increased explicit suicidal thoughts compared with both inclusion and neutral experiences. Furthermore, we found that perceived meaning in life accounted for ostracism’s effect on suicidal thoughts (Studies 2a and 2b), even after controlling for depressive affect (Study 2c). In Study 2d, a preregistered study, we directly compared the contributions of perceived meaning in life and the 4 basic needs and mood proposed in William’s (2007, 2009) ostracism framework, and we found that perceived meaning in life had a distinct mediating role in the ostracism-suicidal thinking link. Finally, Studies 3a and 3b found that self-affirmation exercises reduced suicidal thoughts following ostracism. Life lacks meaning without social connection, thereby activating suicidal thoughts.

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Suggestion Timing Moderates the Effects of Prior Pain Experiences on Pain Perception

Handley¹,

Whillock²,

Brandenberger³

et al. 2023

The Journal of Pain

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Presence of an Attachment Figure Is Associated With Greater Sensitivity to Physical Pain Following Mild Social Exclusion

Cited by 3 publications

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Psychometric properties and item response theory analysis of the Persian version of the social pain questionnaire

Psychometric properties and item response theory analysis of the Persian version of the social pain questionnaire

Life lacks meaning without acceptance: Ostracism triggers suicidal thoughts.

Suggestion Timing Moderates the Effects of Prior Pain Experiences on Pain Perception

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