COVID-19-related anxiety predicts somatic symptoms in the UK population

被引：135

作者：

Shevlin, Mark ^{[1
]}

Nolan, Emma ^{[1
]}

Owczarek, Marcin ^{[1
]}

McBride, Orla ^{[1
]}

Murphy, Jamie ^{[1
]}

Gibson Miller, Jilly ^{[2
]}

Hartman, Todd K. ^{[2
]}

Levita, Liat ^{[2
]}

Mason, Liam ^{[3
]}

Martinez, Anton P. ^{[2
]}

McKay, Ryan ^{[4
]}

Stocks, Thomas V. A. ^{[2
]}

Bennett, Kate M. ^{[5
]}

Hyland, Philip ^{[6
]}

Bentall, Richard P. ^{[2
,5
]}

机构：

[1] Ulster Univ, Coleraine, Londonderry, North Ireland

[2] Univ Sheffield, Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England

[3] UCL, London, England

[4] Royal Holloway Univ London, Egham, Surrey, England

[5] Univ Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, England

[6] Maynooth Univ, Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland

来源：

BRITISH JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | 2020年 / 25卷 / 04期

基金：

英国医学研究理事会;

关键词：

COVID-19; pandemic; somatic symptoms; COVID-19 related anxiety;

D O I：

10.1111/bjhp.12430

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

This study aimed to estimate the association between anxiety associated with COVID-19 and somatic symptoms, using data from a large, representative sample (N = 2,025) of the UK adult population. Results showed that moderate to high levels of anxiety associated with COVID-19 were significantly associated with general somatic symptoms and in particular with gastrointestinal and fatigue symptoms. This pattern of associations remained significant after controlling for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), pre-existing health problems, age, gender, and income. This is the first evidence that anxiety associated with COVID-19 makes a unique contribution to somatization, above and beyond the effect of GAD.

引用

页码：875 / 882

页数：8

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