The Effect of Psychological Distress on Pain among Young Adults

Abstract

Psychological Distress and Pain are the two most common phenomena that are experienced among individuals from different walks of life. Herein is the attempt that has been made to understand the relationship between Psychological Distress and Pain. Psychological Distress encompasses the experiences and symptoms of a person’s internal life that are commonly held to be troubling, confusing and out of the ordinary. Psychological Distress has the potential to change a person’s behaviour, negatively affect emotions and can also affect their relationships with people around them. Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience that is associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Or can be described in terms of such damage. This study has been designed with the assumption that individuals can feel the increased intensity of pain if they are emotionally distressed. The aim of the study was to understand the effect of Psychological Distress on Pain. In the study, data was collected from a sample of 80 participants. Using two different Scales that measure Psychological Distress and Pain. After the data was collected, results from each variable were calculated separately using the scale’s respective manuals. After that, the scores were calculated using different statistical analysis tools, i.e., Pearson Correlation Coefficient. After the analysis of the results, it was found that there is a significant relationship between Psychological Distress and Pain. The variables had a positive correlation and the hypothesis formed was accepted. Through this study, It was found that there was a significant relationship between psychological distress and pain. Also, it was observed that there is a strong positive correlation between psychological distress and pain. This indicates that psychological distress increases the pain intensity to a great degree. This study concludes that there is a strong positive correlation between psychological distress and pain.