Article

The primary aim of this study was to determine whether the levels of obsessive
passion (OP) and harmonious passion for a suspended leisure activity contribute
to pain catastrophizing and pain intensity in patients undergoing the
rehabilitation process. The secondary aim was to examine whether the levels of
passion associated with a maintained leisure activity offset the contribution of
having a leisure activity suspended to pain intensity and catastrophizing.
Ninety-one outpatients from functional rehabilitation units (Mage=37, SD=13.44
years) completed measures of pain catastrophizing, pain intensity, and passion
about valued leisure activities (one they were prevented from practicing and one
they remained able to practice). Correlation analysis showed that the level of OP
for a suspended valued leisure activity was positively associated with pain
catastrophizing and pain intensity. Results showed that pain catastrophizing
mediated the relationship between this level of passion and pain intensity. The
levels of harmonious passion and OP for a maintained valued leisure activity did
not offset the contribution of OP for a suspended leisure activity to
pain-related outcomes. When prevented from practicing a valued leisure activity,
only OP contributes to the prediction of pain catastrophizing and pain intensity.
The contribution of pain catastrophizing provides a potential explanation for why
the level of OP for a suspended leisure activity is related to pain intensity
ratings. The benefits of maintaining a valued leisure activity during
rehabilitation do not seem sufficient to counterbalance the maladaptive effects
of being prevented from the practice of a previous/another valued leisure
activity.

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