Psychological Predictors of Health Anxiety in Response to the Zika Virus

被引：112

作者：

Blakey, Shannon M. ^{[1
]}

Abramowitz, Jonathan S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ N Carolina, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, CB 3270,Davie Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN MEDICAL SETTINGS | 2017年 / 24卷 / 3-4期

关键词：

Health anxiety; Contamination; Zika; DISGUST SENSITIVITY; INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; INFORMATION-SEEKING; SAFETY BEHAVIORS; STRESS SCALES; UNCERTAINTY; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; CONTAMINATION; DETERMINANTS; TRANSMISSION;

D O I：

10.1007/s10880-017-9514-y

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

The threat of a United States (U.S.) Zika virus pandemic during 2015-2016 was associated with public anxiety. Such threats represent opportunities to examine hypotheses about health anxiety. The present study investigated psychological predictors of Zika-related anxiety during the 2015-2016 outbreak. U.S. adults (N = 216) completed a battery of measures assessing Zika-related anxiety as well as psychological variables hypothesized to predict anxious responding to the threat of a domestic Zika outbreak. Contrary to hypotheses, regression analyses indicated that only contamination severity overestimates and greater Zika knowledge significantly predicted Zika-related anxiety. Study limitations and clinical implications are discussed.

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页码：270 / 278

页数：9

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