Perfectionism and Pain Intensity in Women with Fibromyalgia: Its Influence on Activity Avoidance from The Contextual Perspective

Blanco Sheila, Luque-Reca Octavio, Catala Patricia, Bedmar Dolores, Velasco Lilian and Peñacoba Cecilia
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Blanco Sheila: Department of Psychology, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28933 Madrid, Spain
Luque-Reca Octavio: Department of Psychology, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28933 Madrid, Spain
Catala Patricia: Department of Psychology, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28933 Madrid, Spain
Bedmar Dolores: Pain Unit, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, 28944 Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain
Velasco Lilian: Department of Psychology, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28933 Madrid, Spain
Peñacoba Cecilia: Department of Psychology, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28933 Madrid, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 22, 1-15

Abstract: Given the scarcity of studies regarding perfectionism from a contextual perspective, this study aims to analyze its role in the relationship between pain and activity avoidance and its differential effect among patients with different fibromyalgia severity. A cross-sectional study with 228 women with fibromyalgia classified into two disease severity groups (low/moderate vs. high) was carried out. Moderation analyses were conducted; perfectionism was used as moderator, pain (in high and low pain situations) as independent variable, and activity avoidance as the outcome. Among the high disease severity group, analyses showed direct contributions of perfectionism ( p < 0.001) but not of pain ( p > 0.05); moderation effects were found in high pain situations ( p = 0.002) (for low levels of perfectionism, a positive association was found between pain intensity and avoidance). Among the low severity group, direct effects of perfectionism ( p < 0.05) and pain intensity ( p = 0.04) were found (although the latter only for high pain situations); moderation effects were found in high pain situations ( p = 0.018) (for high levels of perfectionism a positive and significant association was found between pain intensity and avoidance). Perfectionism has been found to be a key variable in the differential relationship between pain intensity (in high pain situations) and activity avoidance in groups with high and low disease severity.

Keywords: fibromyalgia; perfectionism; pain; activity avoidance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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