改良与验证：经济不安全感增加身体疼痛

Improvement and Confirmation: Economic Insecurity Increases Physical Pain

摘要: 背景：在过去的数年中，人们的经济不安全感明显增强；与此同时，止痛药的使用也愈加频繁。一项新近的研究发现，这两种社会现象存在关联，即经济不安全感会增加身体疼痛。目的：在改进前人研究的基础上，在中国人群体中对这一发现进行验证。方法：采用积极情绪与消极情绪量表、自编经济不安全感问卷、改良版简化McGill疼痛问卷开展实验，回收163份有效数据，被试的年龄为18~60岁(男性62人，女性101人)。结果：经济不安全感与身体疼痛感呈显著正相关(r = 0.21, p = 0.006)。与低经济不安全者相比，高经济不安全者具有更强的身体疼痛感(t = −2.80, p = 0.006, Cohen’s d = −0.46)。经济不安全感与身体疼痛感存在因果关系(β = 0.21, t = 2.77, p = 0.006)。结论：经济不安全感确实会增加身体疼痛。

Abstract: Background: Economic insecurity has increased significantly in the past few years. At the same time, painkillers are being used more frequently. A new study found a link between the two social phenomena: economic insecurity increases physical pain. Objective: To verify this finding among Chinese based on previous studies. Methods: Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, Self-designed Economic Insecurity Questionnaire and Modified Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire were administered to the experiment. 163 valid data were collected, and subjects were aged from 18 to 60 (62 males, 101 females). Results: Economic insecurity was positively associated with physical pain (r = 0.21, p = 0.006). Compared with those with low levels of economic insecurity, those with high levels of economic insecurity had stronger physical pain (t = −2.80, p = 0.006, Cohen’s d = −0.46). There was a causal relationship between economic insecurity and physical pain (β = 0.21, t = 2.77, p = 0.006). Conclusion: Economic insecurity does increase physical pain.