Date of Award
Fall 1979
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Nursing
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to examine pain coping behaviors in relation to the personality variable known as locus of control. The researcher interacted with a group of six hospitalized clients with a diagnosis of a chronic pain state. On the basis of participant-observation data collection, the researcher determined the client's preference for either an active or a passive style of coping with pain. Further data were collected by means of a modified version of Rotter's I-E Scale designed to determine a locus of control score. Through comparison of I-E scores and preferred coping behaviors, it was determined that those subjects with internal locus of control scores selected active coping styles to deal with pain and that the one subject with an external locus of control score chose a passive coping style to deal with pain. A less clear relationship existed between those individuals in the study with neutral scores and their preferred patterns of coping with pain.
Recommended Citation
Ewig, Joan Allegretto, "The Relationship Between Locus of Control and Pain Coping Style" (1979). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 3231.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/3231