Can Sensory- and Attachment-Informed Approaches Modify the Perception of Pain? An Experimental Study

Table 3

B values and summary statistics for final three ANCOVA models for pain threshold, tolerance, and mean intensity, N = 272.

Variable	Dependent variables
	Threshold	Tolerance	Mean intensity
Coping strategy utilised
Sensory modulation	30.41	−1.81	9.83
Attachment	46.70	−4.64	1.70
Control	R	R	R
Covariates
Gender
Male	10.82	45.22	−5.51
Female	R	R	R
Relationship status
Single/widower	17.12	1.89	0.13
Married	13.24	21.66	2.93
De facto	R	R	R
Education level
Up to year 10	7.85	43.40	−8.33
Year 12	−4.10	9.63	0.72
TAFE	−8.70	22.79	−5.16
Undergraduate	16.04	29.86	−8.30
Postgraduate	R	R	R
Employment
Full-time	8.98	−21.27	−5.15
Part-time	−2.50	−17.80	−5.71
Retired/not employed	−3.60	−15.09	1.16
Others	R	R	R
Age	0.54	−0.48	−0.14
Stress	0.64	−0.52	0.04
Depression	−0.79	−1.79	0.17
Attachment anxiety	−1.14	0.13	−0.11
Attachment avoidance	0.28	−0.37	−0.26
AASP-sensory avoiding	0.88	1.08	−0.13
Summary statistics
F	8.67	0.05	3.89

Note. AASP = adult/adolescent sensory profile; R = reference category. , , and .