Tarbiat Modares University International Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention 2476-5279 8 4 2023 01 01 Clarifying Individual Predictors of Musculoskeletal Pain Inhibition and Expression in Housewives: a Qualitative Study 954 959 20235 10.22034/ijmpp.8.4.954 EN Samaneh Norouzi Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares of University, Tehran, Iran. Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares of University, Tehran, Iran. Rosanna Cousins Department of Psychology, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, UK. Hamidreza Mokarami Department of Ergonomic School, Faculty of Medical Science ,shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Journal Article 1970 01 01 <strong>Aims:</strong> The expansion of the female population in society and the high prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) a significant issues because these disorders directly affect the quality of life and lead to an inability and also an increase in individual and social costs. Therefore, the present study was conducted to explain the predictors related to MSDs in women who are housewives.<br> <strong>Method and Materials: </strong>The present qualitative study was conducted among the housewives of Akbar Abad city in Fars province of Iran. This study was conducted in 2020 using the method of conventional content analysis and using the purposeful sampling method in a semi-structured way. Informed consent was obtained from the participants. The inclusion criteria included married women who were housewives and had musculoskeletal pain in one or more areas of their bodies.<br> <strong>Findings:</strong> After analyzing the results, the predictors of pain inhibition and expression were extracted in three main categories, including personality and cognitive characteristics, cultural factors, and the individual's living conditions.<br> <strong>Conclusion: </strong>These results showed that the women who had more confidence, skills, and expectation beliefs were more likely to exhibit proper back behavior. In this regard, MSD prevention interventions should address using key individual cognitive factors that consider the potential change strategies. <br> https://ijmpp.modares.ac.ir/article_20235_7cd11cb8eaea5e557dd3c47454690632.pdf