Race/ethnicity does not moderate the relationship between adverse life experiences and temporal summation of the nociceptive flexion reflex and pain: Results from the Oklahoma Study of Native American Pain Risk (OK-SNAP)

Native Americans (NA) have higher rates of chronic pain than other racial/ethnic groups,39 but the mechanisms involved in this pain disparity are poorly understood. One psychosocial factor that could contribute is exposure to adverse life events (ALEs, e.g., physical/sexual assault). Although much of the work on ALEs has focused on its psychological consequences (i.e., posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD),12,52 ALEs may promote pain in the absence of PTSD. For example, ALE-exposed persons report more pain sites, greater somatization, more negative affect, and poorer perceived health than non-ALE-exposed persons.

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