Table 2.

Comparison of psychofamilial variables between the adolescents with chronic pain and healthy ones (n=734)

Variables		Adolescents with chronic pain (N=221) (Mean±SD)	Healthy adolescents (N=513) (Mean±SD)	U	P value
Emotional intelligence		132.13±28.68	147.21±24.59	38753	0.003
Self-esteem		29.86±6.25	32.48±5.04	43745	<0.001
Parenting style	Authoritative style	40.86±5.69	42.30±4.90	42124	0.001
	Authoritarian style	27.19±6.14	25.76±5.94	42405	0.004
	Permissive style	26.87±5.71	26.92±5.58	47877	0.92