The Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale : psychometric properties in a community sample

This study investigated the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale (PASS). The PASS assesses four components of pain-related anxiety: cognitive, fear, escape/avoidance, and physiological. Confirmatory factor analyses provided support for both the one-factor a...

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Published in:Journal of behavioral medicine 1994-10, Vol.17 (5), p.511-522
Main Authors: OSMAN, A, BARRIOS, F. X, OSMAN, J. R, SCHNEEKLOTH, R, TROUTMAN, J. A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anxiety - physiopathology
Anxiety - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Internal-External Control
Likelihood Functions
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pain - psychology
Psychological Tests - standards
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reproducibility of Results
Techniques and methods
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Summary:This study investigated the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale (PASS). The PASS assesses four components of pain-related anxiety: cognitive, fear, escape/avoidance, and physiological. Confirmatory factor analyses provided support for both the one-factor and the four-factor structures reported for samples of clinic-referred pain patients. The alpha coefficients were high for the PASS subscales. Significant gender differences were obtained on the PASS total and subscale scores. Convergent and divergent validity estimates of the PASS were also assessed. Results may be used to evaluate the responses of clinic-referred pain patients.
ISSN:0160-7715
1573-3521
DOI:10.1007/BF01857923