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  • Pain Research
  • Social Network Analysis

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  • Twin studies indicate genetic factors explain ~50% of pain tolerance variance, with minimal shared family environment impact.
  • The unique environment, including the social environment beyond family, is crucial for understanding pain tolerance variability.
  • Friendship ties are known to associate with various individual traits, prompting investigation into their role in pain tolerance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between friendship ties and pain tolerance in adolescents.
  • To determine if pain tolerance is influenced by or selected for within peer groups.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Tromsø Study: Fit Futures I, including pain tolerance measurements and social network data from adolescents.
  • Measured pain tolerance using the cold-pressor test, contact heat, and pressure algometry.
  • Employed social network analysis, including correlation analysis and network autocorrelation models, to assess friendship effects.

Main Results:

  • A significant positive relationship was found between an individual's pain tolerance and their friends' average pain tolerance.
  • An increase in friends' average cold-pressor tolerance time correlated with a significant increase in individual tolerance (0.21s per 1s increase).
  • The peer effect was significant for males influenced by male friends, but not observed for females in stratified analyses.

Conclusions:

  • A significant peer effect in pain tolerance exists, indicating a tendency for individuals to befriend those with similar pain tolerance.
  • The observed effect is primarily driven by male-male friendships, suggesting sex-specific social dynamics in pain tolerance.
  • Findings support potential roles for selection and social transmission in shaping pain tolerance within adolescent peer groups.