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| Title |
The Positive Consequences of Pain
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Personality and Social Psychology Review, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.1177/1088868314527831 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Brock Bastian, Jolanda Jetten, Matthew J. Hornsey, Siri Leknes |
| Abstract |
Pain is mostly thought of as a problem-as debilitating or harmful. Despite its unpleasantness, however, under some conditions pain can be associated with positive consequences. In this review, we explore these positive biological, psychological, and social consequences of pain. We highlight three different domains in which pain may be considered to have positive consequences. First, pain facilitates pleasure by providing an important contrast for pleasurable experiences, increasing sensitivity to sensory input, and facilitating self-rewarding behavior. Second, pain augments self-regulation and enhancement by increasing cognitive control, reducing rumination, and demonstrating virtue. Third, pain promotes affiliation by arousing empathy from others, motivating social connection, and enhancing group formation. Drawing on evidence scattered across a range of academic fields, we provide for reflection on how pain is represented, generate insights into pain-seeking behavior, and draw attention to the role of painful experiences in maximizing positive outcomes. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 64 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 9 | 14% |
| United States | 7 | 11% |
| Canada | 4 | 6% |
| Germany | 3 | 5% |
| Spain | 2 | 3% |
| Japan | 2 | 3% |
| Curaçao | 1 | 2% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2% |
| Belgium | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Unknown | 29 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 42 | 66% |
| Scientists | 14 | 22% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 9% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 233 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 2% |
| Qatar | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Singapore | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 217 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 45 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 41 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 29 | 12% |
| Researcher | 26 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 8% |
| Other | 40 | 17% |
| Unknown | 34 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 104 | 45% |
| Social Sciences | 17 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 6% |
| Sports and Recreations | 9 | 4% |
| Other | 26 | 11% |
| Unknown | 47 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 98. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 September 2021.
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#426,643
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Outputs from Personality and Social Psychology Review
#72
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#3,628
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#4
of 8 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,352,304 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 98th percentile: it's in the top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 419 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 59.4. This one has done well, scoring higher than 83% of its peers.
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