Exploring pain sensitivity changes after acceptance and attention bias modification trainings: preliminary evidence on fear of pain and attention bias (opens in new tab)

Cognitive trainings for pain are suggested as promising interventions targeting core mechanisms related to pain. However, their efficacy varies greatly, and the factors that moderate training efficacy are poorly understood. Thus, this study investigated how individual characteristics influence the effectiveness of two commonly used cognitive trainings, attention bias modification (ABM) and acceptance training, in modulating experimental pain. Eighty healthy females attended two sessions of ei...