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Fear of pain is a mechanism through which individuals learn to avoid stimuli and behaviors associated with pain. In a previous study, Cremeans-Smith et al. (2016) found that fear of pain was consistently associated with cognitive constructs such as perceived benefits of exercise and anticipated pain associated with exercise. Participants (n = 162) were college students enrolled in a General Psychology course, and received credit for their participation. Participants filled out various surveys measuring constructs such as fear of pain, perceived benefits of exercise, and overall health and activity levels. The current study aimed to examine potential relationships between fear of pain, prior injury history, and individuals’ level of physical activity. Findings from this study suggest that individuals’ number of past injuries affected their perception of the benefits of exercise, and also predicted their frequency of engaging in physical activity. Notable gender differences were found, which will be discussed later.
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