Pain acceptance: Psychometric approach to the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire in a Portuguese sample with chronic pain

Abstract

The present study presents the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of The Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (McCracken, Vowles & Eccleston, 2004; translated and adapted by Pinto Gouveia & Costa, 2008). This self-report questionnaire assesses the willingness to experience pain and life activities regardless of pain, in 104 Portuguese adults with chronic pain. Factor analysis showed a two factor’s structure which explained 51% of the total variance. The structure was similar to the original model and had adequate reliability. Convergent validity supported the expected relations between pain acceptance, psychopathology, self compassion, experimental avoidance and rumination and supported the contribution of this construct in explaining depression, anxiety and stress (...)

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v23i1.319