Abdominal Pain Beliefs Questionnaire (APBQ)
Van Slyke‚ 2001‚ & Walker et al‚ 2005
1. My stomach aches mean I have a serious illness
2. I'll always have stomach aches
3. When I have a bad stomach ache‚ I can find ways to feel better
4. When I have a bad stomach ache‚ it usually lasts a long time
5. I get stomach aches all the time
6. When I have a bad stomach ache‚ I just can't take it*
7. My stomach aches hurt a whole lot
8. I'm going to have stomach aches for the rest of my life
9. I know I can handle it no matter how bad my stomach hurts
10.Even though I get stomach aches‚ there's nothing seriously wrong with me*
11.When I have a bad stomach ache‚ I can feel better if I decide to
12.I almost always have a stomach ache
13.My stomach aches don't hurt very much*
14.I don't think I'll be able to stand it if I keep having stomach aches*
15.I'll still have stomach aches when I'm older
16.My stomach aches mean that I'm very sick
17.My stomach aches only last a few minutes
18.My stomach aches hurt worse than anything*
19.When I have a bad stomach ache‚ there are ways I can get it to stop
20.My stomach aches go on forever
21.When I have a bad stomach ache‚ nothing I try seems to help*
22.I only get stomach aches once in a while*
23.Things will be OK for me even if I keep having stomach aches
24.My stomach aches are no big deal*
25.If I keep having stomach aches‚ my life will be terrible*
26.My stomach aches go away quickly*
27.When I have a bad stomach ache‚ there's not much I can do to feel better*
28.My stomach aches hurt really bad PF-EI
29.I can't deal with it when I have a stomach ache*
30.I always get stomach aches
31.When I have a bad stomach ache‚ I can't seem to make it better*
32.I'll stop having stomach aches soon*
Short Form
Stone and Walker et al‚ 2016
1. When I have a bad stomach ache‚ I can find ways to feel better
2. I get stomach aches all the time
3. When I have a bad stomach ache‚ I just can't take it
4. My stomach aches hurt a whole lot
5. I'm going to have stomach aches for the rest of my life
6. I know I can handle it no matter how bad my stomach hurts
7. When I have a bad stomach ache‚ I can feel better if I decide to
8. I don't think I'll be able to stand it if I keep having stomach aches
9. My stomach aches mean that I'm very sick
10.My stomach aches hurt worse than anything
11.When I have a bad stomach ache‚ there are ways I can get it to stop
12.My stomach aches go on forever
13.When I have a bad stomach ache‚ nothing I try seems to help
14.Things will be OK for me even if I keep having stomach aches
15.If I keep having stomach aches‚ my life will be terrible
16.When I have a bad stomach ache‚ there's not much I can do to feel better
17.I can't deal with it when I have a stomach ache
18.When I have a bad stomach ache‚ I can't seem to make it better
0=Not at all true‚ 1=A little true‚ 2=Some true‚ 3= Mostly true‚ 4= Very true
Long form
Primary Coping Appraisals: Condition-duration (CD) 2‚ 8‚ 15‚ 32 (Reverse code: 32); Condition–frequency (CF) 5‚ 12‚ 22‚ 30 (Reverse code: 22); Condition- Seriousness (CS) 1‚ 10‚ 16‚ 24 (Reverse code: 10 & 24); Episode–duration (ED) 4‚ 17‚ 20‚ 26 (Reverse code: 17 & 26); Episode–intensity (EI) 7‚ 13‚ 18‚ 28 (Reverse code: 13)
Secondary Coping Appraisals: Problem-focused coping potential (PFCP) 3‚ 11‚ 19‚ 21‚ 27‚ and 31 (Reverse code: 21‚ 27‚ & 31); Emotion focused coping potential (EFCP) 6‚ 9‚ 14‚ 23‚ 25‚ and 29 (Reverse code: 6‚ 14‚ 25‚ & 29)
Short form
Reverse cod: 3‚ 8‚ 13‚ 15‚ 16‚ 17‚ and 18; Problem-Focused Coping Efficacy (1‚ 7‚ 11‚ 13‚ 16‚ 18)‚ Emotion-Focused Coping Efficacy (3‚ 6‚ 8‚ 14‚ 15‚ 17)‚ Pain Threat (2‚ 4‚ 5‚ 9‚ 10‚ 12)
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Stone‚ Amanda L.‚ Walker‚ Lynn S.‚ Laird‚ Kelsey T.‚ Shirkey‚ Kezia C.‚ and Smith‚ Craig A.‚ (2016). Pediatric Pain Beliefs Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties of the Short Form. J Pain‚ 17(9): 1036–1044. doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2016.06.006