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The love that keeps us from pain: A psychophysical investigation

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dc.FundingDetailsHospital Universiti Sains Malaysia 1001/PPSP/812130
dc.FundingDetailsThis research was funded by the Universiti Sains Malaysia Research University Individual (RUI) Grant 1001/PPSP/812130. The authors would like to thank all volunteers and their accompanying loved ones for participating in this research.
dc.contributor.affiliationsFaculty of Science and Technology
dc.contributor.affiliationsUniversiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
dc.contributor.affiliationsUniversiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
dc.contributor.authorTamam S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKamil W.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWan Mohamad W.N.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAhmad A.H.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T08:45:48Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T08:45:48Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractObjective: The present study aimed to determine the psychological factors that modulate pain perception experienced when a loved one is nearby. Design: This is a within-subjects study design involving two conditions: alone and in the presence of a loved one. Materials and methods: Seventeen right handed female volunteers (mean age: 20.59; SD: 2.85) were recruited. All volunteers were given two sets of questionnaires: (1) Experiences Close Relationship-Relationship Structure (ECR-RS) to assess their attachment types (secure, dismissing, fearful and preoccupied) with respect to 4 accompanying loved ones (parents, sibling, best friend and romantic partner); and (2) Personality Inventory (USMaP-i) to test personality traits in five dimensions: Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Neuroticism, and Openness. Only candidates with 'preoccupied' attachment type were asked to accompany the volunteers during the experiment. Pain threshold was determined by giving volunteers pain stimuli over the dorsum of the right hand using Th:YAG laser with the energies gradually increased until they felt pain. Results: Results from this study revealed that increased pain threshold was seen in those accompanied by their romantic partners and positively correlated with Extraversion type of personality. Conclusion: There is variation in individual responses to pain when a loved one is present which could be dependent on the personality type, current emotions, and type of relationship between the person and the accompanying loved one. � 2019 Japan Health Sciences University & Japan International Cultural Exchange Foundation.en_US
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dc.identifier.epage23
dc.identifier.issn13412051
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85059736897
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dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9419
dc.identifier.volume26
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJapan International Cultural Exchange Foundationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Medical Journal
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectECR-RSen_US
dc.subjectLoveen_US
dc.subjectPainen_US
dc.subjectPersonality inventoryen_US
dc.titleThe love that keeps us from pain: A psychophysical investigationen_US
dc.title.alternativeInt. Med. J.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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