Does stress perception mediate the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and anxiety and depression symptoms?

被引:17
作者
Isyanov, EV [1 ]
Calamari, JE [1 ]
机构
[1] Finch Univ Hlth Sci Chicago Med Sch, Dept Psychol, N Chicago, IL 60064 USA
关键词
anxiety sensitivity; stress perception; panic; depression;
D O I
10.1080/0003379042000221421
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Anxiety sensitivity (AS), the fear of anxiety-related symptoms, is strongly implicated in the development of anxiety disorders and is associated with other types of psychopathology. Little is known, though, about the processes through which AS might precipitate distress. As a preliminary step in understanding mechanisms, the mediational role of stress perception was evaluated in a nonclinical sample using a cross sectional design. We conducted a comparison between trait anxiety (TA) and AS to test whether any observed relations were specific to fear of anxiety (AS) or whether associations could be explained by the more general construct. Perceived stress mediated the relation between AS, and specific AS components, and panic symptoms and depression; but not in analyses where TA was statistically controlled. Perceived stress was not found to mediate the relation between TA and panic symptoms or depression, although TA, perceived stress and depression were highly correlated. Although incremental validity was not demonstrated in the present study, stress perception may be an important process through which AS amplifies reactivity to demanding life circumstances and further study is warranted.
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