Investigators examined construct validity by correlating McGill

 Pain Questionnaire scores with assessments of psychological state and

 found that "affective scores contributed to the prediction of MMPI

 profiles, with intensity emerging as the best predictor" (p. 57). The

 instrument is considered to have face validity because of the large

 number of clinical studies, using the MPQ as a dependent variable.

 Concurrent validity is demonstrated by the association of MPQ scores

 with analgesia requirements, verbal rating and visual analog rating

 scales, and ratings of headache intensity and duration. The distinctive

 score profiles of certain groups provide evidence of discriminant

 validity. As examples, Reading (1983b) reported that women in acute

 pelvic pain show greater use of sensory word groups in contrast to

 "chronic pain patients who use affective and evaluative groups with

 greater frequency" (p. 58).

 Pain researchers have used the McGill Pain Questionnaire since its

development in 1975. The high intercorrelations on the Pain Rating

Index (PRI) and the Number of Words Chosen (NWC) Scale and its validity

make it an acceptable instrument for quantitative evaluation of pain

response.


 Hypotheses Tested

 1. Sensing types and Intuitive types will not score differently on

 the sensory category of the McGill Pain Questionnaire.

 2. Feeling types and Thinking types will not score differently on

 the affective scale of the McGill Pain Questionnaire.