Fears of cognitive dyscontrol and publicly observable anxiety symptoms: Depression predictors in moderate-to-high worriers

Abstract This study examined the relation between dimensions of anxiety sensitivity (AS) and depression symptoms in 94 moderate-to-high worriers (mean age = 19.02 years, SD = 2.07; age range = 18–36; 76.6% females). Two hypotheses were tested: (1) AS as a unitary construct would significantly predic...

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Published in:Journal of anxiety disorders 2009-12, Vol.23 (8), p.1126-1131
Main Authors: Viana, Andres G, Rabian, Brian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Anxiety sensitivity
Anxiety-Depression
Arousal
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition
Culture
Depression
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Fear
Fear of fear
Female
GAD
Generalized anxiety disorders
Humans
Internal-External Control
Male
Medical sciences
Mood disorders
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Self Concept
Sensitivity
Social Environment
Social Perception
Symptoms
Worry
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract This study examined the relation between dimensions of anxiety sensitivity (AS) and depression symptoms in 94 moderate-to-high worriers (mean age = 19.02 years, SD = 2.07; age range = 18–36; 76.6% females). Two hypotheses were tested: (1) AS as a unitary construct would significantly predict depression symptoms even after controlling for worry and GAD symptoms, and (2) the fear of cognitive dyscontrol and the fear of publicly observable anxiety reactions dimensions of AS would significantly predict depression symptoms even after controlling for worry and GAD symptoms. Consistent with hypotheses, hierarchical linear multiple regressions showed that AS as a unitary construct, as well as the fear of publicly observable anxiety reactions and fear of cognitive dyscontrol dimensions, significantly predicted depression symptoms even after controlling for worry and GAD symptoms. A discussion of findings in the context of the specificity and nonspecificity of AS is provided, along with potential implications for clinicians and researchers working with moderate-to-high worriers.
ISSN:0887-6185
1873-7897
DOI:10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.07.017