Being bullied in childhood, and pain and pain perception in adulthood

BACKGROUND: and AIMS: While a number of negative health outcomes have been associated with bullying in childhood, we are not aware of any studies examining relationships between bullying in childhood, and pain symptoms and pain perception in adulthood - the focus of the present study. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional consecutive sample and a self-report survey methodology, we examined among 243 primary-care outpatients a history of being bullied in childhood (yes/no) in relationship to three pain ratings (now, past month, past year) and catastrophic thoughts and feelings about pain as assessed by the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS). RESULTS: Being bullied in childhood was statistically significantly associated with present pain ratings (p Language: en