Research Article
Can Sensory- and Attachment-Informed Approaches Modify the Perception of Pain? An Experimental Study
Table 1
Participant demographics according to experimental group allocation with chi-square analysis (N = 272).
| | Variable | Coping strategy groups | Comparison group N = 116 | Chi-square value | | Sensory modality n = 81 | Secure base priming n = 75 | | n | (%) | N | (%) | n | (%) |
| | Gender | | | | | | | 3.83 | | Male | 22 | (27.2) | 25 | (33.3) | 47 | (40.5) | | | Female | 59 | (72.8) | 50 | (66.7) | 69 | (59.5) | | | Relationship status | | | | | | | 17.50 | | Single/widower | 37 | (45.7) | 21 | (28.0) | 64 | (55.2) | | | Married | 31 | (38.3) | 32 | (42.7) | 26 | (22.4) | | | De facto | 12 | (14.8) | 21 | (28.0) | 25 | (21.6) | | | Missing | 1 | (1.2) | 1 | (1.3) | 1 | (0.90) | | | Educational level | | | | | | | 22.92 | | Up to Grade 10 | 13 | (16.0) | 15 | (20.0) | 9 | (7.8) | | | Grade 12 | 19 | (23.5) | 15 | (20.0) | 48 | (41.4) | | | TAFE | 10 | (12.3) | 14 | (18.7) | 22 | (19.0) | | | Undergraduate degree | 24 | (29.6) | 19 | (25.3) | 31 | (26.7) | | | Postgraduate degree | 14 | (17.3) | 11 | (14.7) | 6 | (5.2) | | | Missing | 1 | (1.2) | 1 | (1.3) | 0 | (0.0) | | | Employment status | | | | | | | 29.72 | | Full-time | 35 | (43.2) | 40 | (53.3) | 54 | (46.6) | | | Part-time | 22 | (27.2) | 14 | (18.7) | 20 | (17.2) | | | Retired/not employed | 12 | (14.8) | 7 | (9.3) | 39 | (33.6) | | | Others | 11 | (13.6) | 13 | (17.3) | 3 | (2.6) | | | Missing | 1 | (1.2) | 1 | (1.3) | 0 | (0.0) | |
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Note. TAFE = technical and further education. . Where subgroup numbers were <5, the variable was recoded to remove this category from analysis. |
