The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation of maternal pain catastrophizing score with child's who underwent circumcision postoperative pain. A cross-sectional study and this study was performed at the Samsun University, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Türkiye. The mothers were divided into low pain catastrophizing (Group 1) and high pain catastrophizing (Group 2) group. Children's postoperative pain intensity was measured using the visual analog scale (VAS) and a faces pain scale (FPS).

Now, the study is continuing.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 5-12 years,
• Being operated under general anesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children without biological mothers, or with a parent other than the mother,
• Children aged under five or over 12,
• History of previous surgery,
• Being operated under regional anesthesia,
• Use of analgesic, antiepileptic, or sedative medications, and
• Other procedures being performed in addition to circumcision (such as herniorrhaphy, tonsillectomy, orchiopexy, and appendectomy).

Among the children who come to the preoperative anesthesia outpatient clinic with their mothers to undergo elective circumcision will be accepted if their mothers will be agreed to participate in the study. Volunteer mothers at the anesthesia outpatient clinic will be given a questionnaire to fill out and provided informed consent.

Among the children who come to the preoperative anesthesia outpatient clinic with their mothers to undergo elective circumcision will be accepted if their mothers agreed to participate in the study.