A psychometric evaluation of the Italian short version of the Fear of Pain Questionnaire-III: Psychometric properties, measurement invariance across gender, convergent, and discriminant validity

A psychometric evaluation of the Italian short version of the Fear of Pain Questionnaire-III: Psychometric properties, measurement invariance across gender, convergent, and discriminant validity

IntroductionThe Fear of Pain Questionnaire-III (FPQ-III) is a self-assessment instrument developed specifically to measure fear based on various pain stimuli converging on three factors: severe pain, medical pain, and minor pain. It actually remains the most studied and internationally used tool eve...

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Main Authors: Pierluigi Diotaiuti, Stefano Corrado, Stefania Mancone, Elisa Cavicchiolo, Andrea Chirico, Thais Cristina Siqueira, Alexandro Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
fear
pain
FPQ-III
psychometrics
catastrophizing
anxiety
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1087055/full

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