Journal of pediatric psychology
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To examine how children's injury attributions and coping strategies relate to procedure-related distress during unplanned medical procedures (laceration repair). ⋯ Injury attributions and coping style are significant factors in children's pain experiences. These results suggest that self-blame may heighten subsequent pain experiences. In addition, similar coping strategies appear to be adaptive for unplanned medical procedures as have been found for planned medical procedures.