Perceived injustice after traumatic injury: Associations with pain, psychological distress, and quality of life outcomes 12 months after injury.

Abstract

This is the first study to examine perceived injustice in a trauma sample. Results support the presence of injustice perception in this group and its associations with pain and quality of life outcomes. Additional research is suggested to explore the impact of perceived injustice on recovery outcomes among individuals who have sustained traumatic injury.

Why Us? Perceived Injustice is Associated with More Sexual and Psychological Distress in Couples Coping with Genito-Pelvic Pain

“…This result is consistent with previous studies in chronic pain showing that perceived injustice was associated with higher levels of disability and psychological distress [51,52]. This finding may be interpreted according to the Just World Theory [53], defined as the need for individuals to believe that they live in a world where people get what they deserve.…”

Validation of the Injustice Experiences Questionnaire in a heterogeneous trauma sample.

“…These findings suggested that evaluating perceived injustice may be warranted in future studies of outcomes following traumatic injury. Initial checks of internal consistency in Trost et al (2015) showed psychometric properties similar to those of previous studies; however, further validation of the IEQ in a heterogeneous trauma sample has yet to be formally conducted. Accordingly, the current study had two primary aims: 1) to validate the measurement model of the IEQ proposed by Sullivan et al (2008) and confirmed by Kennedy & Dunstan (2014) in a heterogeneous sample of patients admitted to a Level -1 trauma center, and 2) to test the reliability and validity of the IEQ in the same sample.…”

“…Recruitment and study procedures are comprehensively described in Trost et al (2015). Study procedures were approved by the hospital's Institutional Review Board.…”

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IEQ IN TRAUMA 2

AbstractPurpose/Objective: A recent study by Trost et al (2015) investigated the influence of perceived injustice-reflecting appraisals of the severity and irreparability of loss following injury, blame, and unfairness-on physical and psychological outcomes in a sample of patients 12 months after sustaining traumatic injury. This brief report examines the psychometric properties of the Injustice Experiences Questionnaire (IEQ) using the previous sample from Trost et al (2015) with added trauma patients (total N = 206).

Research Method/Design: Primary analyses included confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses to validate the measurement model of the IEQ in patients 12-months after traumatic injury.

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The Effect of Perceived Injustice on Appraisals of Physical Activity: An Examination of the Mediating Role of Attention Bias to Pain in a Chronic Low Back Pain Sample

“…A growing body of research suggests that perceptions of injustice contribute to detrimental physical and psychological outcomes both among individuals with recent injury [43] and chronic pain conditions [13,26,31,38]. Pain-related injustice perception has been conceptualized as a cognitive appraisal reflecting the severity and irreparability of pain-or injury-related loss, externalized blame, and unfairness [37,38].…”