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Extraversion and pain.

G E Barnes

    The British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
    |September 1, 1975
    PubMed
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    Extroverts possess higher pain thresholds and tolerance than introverts, according to personality theory. Statistical analysis of existing studies confirms this link between extraversion and pain perception.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Personality Psychology
    • Pain Perception

    Background:

    • Eysenck's theory posits extroverts have higher pain thresholds and tolerance than introverts.
    • Existing empirical evidence for this relationship is mixed and inconclusive.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To systematically review and analyze the evidence for the relationship between extraversion and pain perception.
    • To determine if extroverts indeed exhibit higher pain thresholds and tolerance compared to introverts.

    Main Methods:

    • A comprehensive review of studies examining the link between extraversion and pain.
    • Application of probability pooling (Mosteller & Bush, 1954) to aggregate comparable study findings.
    • Overall significance testing to evaluate the hypothesized relationships.

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    Main Results:

    • Statistical analysis supported the hypothesized positive relationship between extraversion and pain threshold.
    • The analysis also confirmed a significant association between extraversion and greater pain tolerance.
    • Probability pooling resolved inconsistencies in individual study findings.

    Conclusions:

    • The findings support Eysenck's theory regarding extroversion, pain threshold, and pain tolerance.
    • Meta-analysis provides robust evidence for the link between extraversion and heightened pain resilience.
    • Discrepancies in prior research may be attributable to methodological variations or insufficient statistical power.