Pain: internal and external sensations

Authors

  • Lourdes Biedma Velázquez Institute of Advanced Social Studies image/svg+xml
  • M. Isabel García Rodríguez Institute of Advanced Social Studies image/svg+xml
  • Rafael Serrano del Rosal Institute of Advanced Social Studies image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22325/fes/res.2024.246

Keywords:

pain, health sociology, sesations, emotions

Abstract

Objectives: The sensations that cause pain in the Spanish population have been analyzed to understand the sensory, emotional and perceptual aspects of pain. Methods: cross-sectional survey of 1,600 people from a panel of citizens, with quotas for sex, age, and educational level. Results: the sensations that cause pain have been classified into "internal sensations" and "external sensations", the former influencing the level of depression of the individuals and the latter the type of pain, observing that people with psychological pain suffer greater feelings of being judged or shame than people with pain of physical origin. Conclusions: we observed important differences in the sensations that produce pain according to its origin, which is based on social relationships.

Author Biographies

Lourdes Biedma Velázquez , Institute of Advanced Social Studies

Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (IESA/CSIC), Córdoba, España.

M. Isabel García Rodríguez , Institute of Advanced Social Studies

Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (IESA/CSIC), Córdoba, España

Rafael Serrano del Rosal , Institute of Advanced Social Studies

Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (IESA/CSIC), Córdoba, España.

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Published

2024-11-21

How to Cite

Biedma Velázquez, L., García Rodríguez, M. I., & Serrano del Rosal, R. (2024). Pain: internal and external sensations. Spanish Journal of Sociology, 33(4), a246. https://doi.org/10.22325/fes/res.2024.246