The Parent Version of the Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale (SPTS-P): A Preliminary Validation
Sensitivity to pain traumatization (SPT) is defined as the propensity to develop responses to pain that resemble a traumatic stress reaction. To date, SPT has been assessed in adults with a self-report measure (Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale (SPTS-12)). SPT may also be relevant in the cont...
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| description | Sensitivity to pain traumatization (SPT) is defined as the propensity to develop responses to pain that resemble a traumatic stress reaction. To date, SPT has been assessed in adults with a self-report measure (Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale (SPTS-12)). SPT may also be relevant in the context of parenting a child with chronic pain, as many of these parents report clinically elevated posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). This study aimed to develop and validate a measure of parent SPT by adapting the SPTS-12 and evaluating its psychometric properties in a sample of parents whose children have chronic pain. In total, 170 parents (90.6% female) and children (aged 10–18 years, 71.2% female) were recruited from a tertiary chronic pain program. Parents completed the parent version of the SPTS-12 (SPTS-P) and measures of PTSS, depression, anxiety and anxiety-related constructs, and parenting behaviors. Youth completed measures of pain. Consistent with the SPTS-12, the SPTS-P demonstrated a one-factor structure that accounted for 45% of the variance, adequate to good reliability and moderate construct validity. Parent SPT was positively related to their protective and monitoring behaviors but was unrelated to youth pain intensity, unpleasantness, and interference. These results provide preliminary evidence for the psychometric properties of the SPTS-P and highlight the interaction between parent distress about child pain and parent responses to child pain. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1c91ab312ee445f4a9669093eda86c4f2023-11-22T01:28:45ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672021-06-018753710.3390/children8070537The Parent Version of the Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale (SPTS-P): A Preliminary ValidationJaimie K. Beveridge0Maria Pavlova1Joel Katz2Melanie Noel3Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, CanadaSensitivity to pain traumatization (SPT) is defined as the propensity to develop responses to pain that resemble a traumatic stress reaction. To date, SPT has been assessed in adults with a self-report measure (Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale (SPTS-12)). SPT may also be relevant in the context of parenting a child with chronic pain, as many of these parents report clinically elevated posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). This study aimed to develop and validate a measure of parent SPT by adapting the SPTS-12 and evaluating its psychometric properties in a sample of parents whose children have chronic pain. In total, 170 parents (90.6% female) and children (aged 10–18 years, 71.2% female) were recruited from a tertiary chronic pain program. Parents completed the parent version of the SPTS-12 (SPTS-P) and measures of PTSS, depression, anxiety and anxiety-related constructs, and parenting behaviors. Youth completed measures of pain. Consistent with the SPTS-12, the SPTS-P demonstrated a one-factor structure that accounted for 45% of the variance, adequate to good reliability and moderate construct validity. Parent SPT was positively related to their protective and monitoring behaviors but was unrelated to youth pain intensity, unpleasantness, and interference. These results provide preliminary evidence for the psychometric properties of the SPTS-P and highlight the interaction between parent distress about child pain and parent responses to child pain.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/7/537chronic painyouthtraumaparentsscale developmentfactor analysis |
| spellingShingle | Jaimie K. Beveridge Maria Pavlova Joel Katz Melanie Noel The Parent Version of the Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale (SPTS-P): A Preliminary Validation Children chronic pain youth trauma parents scale development factor analysis |
| title | The Parent Version of the Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale (SPTS-P): A Preliminary Validation |
| title_full | The Parent Version of the Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale (SPTS-P): A Preliminary Validation |
| title_fullStr | The Parent Version of the Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale (SPTS-P): A Preliminary Validation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Parent Version of the Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale (SPTS-P): A Preliminary Validation |
| title_short | The Parent Version of the Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale (SPTS-P): A Preliminary Validation |
| title_sort | parent version of the sensitivity to pain traumatization scale spts p a preliminary validation |
| topic | chronic pain youth trauma parents scale development factor analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/7/537 |
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