Results are however contradictory. We performed a meta-analysis of attentional bias to pain-related information to address this issue, and in particular to investigate the role of pain-related fear, anxiety (trait and state) and depressive mood upon attentional bias to pain. Method: 61 studies (2739 participants) were identified using an emotional stroop paradigm, dot probe paradigm and exogeneous cueing paradigm. We coded methodological quality (internal and external), sample characteristics (chronic pain, experimental pain, procedural pain), and procedural characteristics. We obtained the original full dataset (80% response rate) to analyze the effects of our theory-based moderators. Results: The methodological quality of studies varied widely and is on average of moderate quality. Initial analyses revealed a significant attentional bias to pain-related information for whom pain was a current concern (d=0.127) in comparison with a control group (d=0.025). The effect was significant for the chronic pain group, the experimental pain group and the procedural pain group. Further analyses revealed that the attentional bias to sensory pain words was signficant, but not to affective pain words, stimuli related to antecedents of pain (e.g. injury or blood) or to stimuli related to consequences of pain (e.g. wheelchair). We are currently performing the moderator analysis focusing upon the role of pain-related fear, anxiety and depressive mood.