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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Pain Research

Background:

  • Pain-related stimuli are crucial for understanding pain perception.
  • Existing affective picture databases lack specific, validated pain imagery.
  • A dedicated, validated resource for pain pictures is needed for research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate the Experimental Pain Pictures System (EPPS).
  • To create a standardized set of validated pain-related images for research use.
  • To enhance the comparability and rigor of studies on pain responses.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments involving 288 participants (N=185 and 103) were conducted.
  • Participants rated neutral, sad, and pain-related pictures on valence, arousal, and painfulness.
  • Pain pictures depicted both deep and superficial somatic pain.

Main Results:

  • Pain-related pictures were rated as significantly more negative, arousing, and painful than neutral pictures.
  • Pain-related pictures were rated as more painful than sad pictures.
  • The final EPPS comprises 50 validated pictures of moderately to highly painful events.

Conclusions:

  • The Experimental Pain Pictures System (EPPS) is a validated tool for pain research.
  • EPPS provides researchers with a diverse selection of validated pain images.
  • This resource improves the comparability of studies investigating pain responses.