Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Thompson, Brooke H.
Author's Email Address	bht04@fsu.edu
URN	etd-10012010-163410
Title	Exertion-Pain Anxiety: A Cognitive-Motivational-Relational Perspective
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Robert Eklund Committee Chair Alysia Roehrig Committee Member Gershon Tenenbaum Committee Member Lynn Panton University Representative
Keywords	Exertion-pain Anxiety CMR Theory
Date of Defense	2010-08-02
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The aim of the present study was to further the conceptual understanding of exertion-pain anxiety. Specifically, the purposes were to induce exertion-pain anxiety, evaluate the effect of wait times on exertion-pain anxiety, and investigate the mechanisms of exertion-pain anxiety through the lens of Lazarus’ cognitive-motivational-relational (CMR) theory (1991). Eighty-one college students (40 females, 41 males) were recruited to participate in the study. As a catalyst for exertion-pain, participants assigned to the experimental condition were exposed to a modified Wingate Test on two occasions that were separated by either 15 or 30 minutes depending upon condition assignment. Control participants engaged in a moderate cycle ride. MANOVA analyses revealed significant differences among the experimental and control conditions on pain expectations, anxiety, and pain rumination. Significant differences were not revealed between wait time conditions. Results revealed that anxiety scores increased for participants in the experimental condition from time one to time two. These findings support the notion that anxiety can be induced by exposure to a pain-inducing exercise task. In testing the three components of Lazarus’ CMR theory, results indicated that pain expectations and self-efficacy, were predictors of anxiety prior to the first task. Pain expectations were the only significant predictor of anxiety prior to the second task. Coping was not a significant predictor at either time. Overall, it appears that exertion-pain anxiety may not be fully explained using Lazarus’ model. Discussion concerns the utility of implementing socially based models or theories to explain responses that are physically based.
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