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Chronic pain affects one-third of adults globally, leading to significant disability and healthcare costs. This review highlights the role of interpersonal processes in chronic pain adjustment, focusing on how partner behaviors and interactions influence patient well-being and functioning. It synthesizes recent theoretical perspectives and empirical findings, discussing both potentially maladaptive responses, such as solicitousness and invalidation, and adaptive behaviors, including validation of emotional disclosures and encouragement of valued activities. The review identifies gaps in current research, emphasizing the need for clearer conceptualizations of partner behaviors, advanced methodological approaches to capture dynamic interactions, and robust measurement tools. Prioritizing couple interventions that enhance communication, relational dynamics, and partner support for functional autonomy may lead to more holistic and effective chronic pain management.
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Current Opinion in Psychology is part of the Current Opinion and Research (CO+RE) suite of journals and is a companion to the primary research, open access journal, Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology. CO+RE journals leverage the Current Opinion legacy of editorial excellence, high-impact, and global reach to ensure they are a widely-read resource that is integral to scientists' workflows.
Current Opinion in Psychology is divided into themed sections, some of which may be reviewed on an annual basis if appropriate. The amount of space devoted to each section is related to its importance. The topics covered will include:
* Biological psychology
* Clinical psychology
* Cognitive psychology
* Community psychology
* Comparative psychology
* Developmental psychology
* Educational psychology
* Environmental psychology
* Evolutionary psychology
* Health psychology
* Neuropsychology
* Personality psychology
* Social psychology
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