Emotion regulation and positive affect in the context of salivary alpha-amylase response to pain in children with cancer.

Brooke N JenkinsDouglas A GrangerRyan J RoemerAriana MartinezTara K TorresMichelle A Fortier

Published in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2018)

Specific emotion regulation strategies, such as distraction and reappraisal, may attenuate the stress response to pain in pediatric patients with cancer, and positive affect may confer resilience in response to pain even with use of less effective coping strategies such as reassurance.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
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neuropathic pain
social support
depressive symptoms
young adults
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