Cognitive Errors, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Anxiety Control Beliefs

Weems, Carl F.; Costa, Natalie M.; Watts, Sarah; Taylor, Leslie K.; Cannon, Melinda F.

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“…Consistent with past findings linking anxiety sensitivity, behavioral inhibition, and interpretive and judgment biases to anxiety-related difficulties Rabian et al, 1999;Weems et al, 2007), findings from this study showed that all four risk factors were interrelated, and that higher anxiety problems were associated with higher levels of each of these factors. Extending extant literature in this area, however, the present study sought to examine these putative risks factors in tandem, examining the ways in which they influence anxiety problems.…”

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“…Anxiety problems have been found to be associated with a number of putative risk factors, including biologically-based anxiety precursors, such as anxiety sensitivity (Schmidt et al, 1997) and behavioral inhibition (Muris et al, 2003), and cognitive risk factors, such as interpretive and judgment biases (Rapee et al, 1996;Weems et al, 2007). Less is known, however, about the interrelations of these factors in the risk for anxiety, or how these factors covary to influence anxiety problems.…”

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“…Based on extant literature (Rutter, 1979;Weems et al, 2007), three hypotheses were tested. First, we hypothesized that the accumulation of these risk factors would significantly predict anxiety symptoms (consistent with the cumulative-risk model).…”

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Cumulative versus Multiple-Risk Models in the Prediction of Anxiety Symptoms

Viana

Gratz

Rabian

2011

Journal of Experimental Psychopathology

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The present study aimed to advance understanding of the cumulative and incremental influences of anxiety sensitivity, behavioral inhibition, and interpretive and judgment biases on anxiety outcomes in a large sample of emerging adults (N = 862; mean age = 18.75 years, SD = 1.04). Participants completed a battery of questionnaires assessing the constructs of interest and cumulative-and multiple-risk models were tested. Linear, hierarchical regression analyses showed that cumulative-and multiple-risk models significantly predicted anxiety outcomes, although the statistical prediction offered by the latter model was superior. Additionally, variability in each risk factor significantly predicted anxiety outcomes after controlling for the total number of risks, supporting the value of the severity of risk to the prediction of anxiety outcomes. Findings, implications for intervention, and limitations are discussed.

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Cumulative versus Multiple-Risk Models in the Prediction of Anxiety Symptoms

Viana

Gratz

Rabian

2011

Journal of Experimental Psychopathology

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“…Some studies on AS in youth have considered comorbidity and examined symptom specificity, with contradictory findings. For example, some studies have found relations between AS and anxiety while controlling for depression, but not the reverse (i.e., AS was not related to depression symptoms after controlling for anxiety; Allan et al 2014;Joiner et al 2002;McLaughlin and Hatzenbuehler 2009;Muris et al 2001;Weems et al 2007). In contrast, others have found AS was related to depression after controlling for anxiety (e.g., Weems et al 1997).…”

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Experiential Avoidance and Anxiety Sensitivity: Independent and Specific Associations with Children’s Depression, Anxiety, and Social Anxiety Symptoms

Epkins

2015

J Psychopathol Behav Assess

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Experiential avoidance (EA) is a key component in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) theory and research. EA is associated with a wide range of psychopathology in adults including anxiety, in particular social anxiety, and depression, yet little research exists on EA in youth. Anxiety sensitivity (AS), like EA, has been viewed as a form of distress tolerance or emotion regulation. In a sample of 124 children (age 10 to 12), this study examined the independent and specific relations of EA and AS to children's depression, anxiety, and social anxiety symptoms, both before and after controlling for comorbid symptoms. EA and AS had independent associations with each of children's depression, anxiety, and social anxiety; and EA had significantly stronger relations than AS with each of children's social anxiety and anxiety. After controlling for depression, only EA (and not AS) was uniquely related to both children's anxiety and social anxiety. After controlling for anxiety and social anxiety, only AS (and not EA) was uniquely related to depression. After controlling for depression and social anxiety, neither EA nor AS was significantly related to anxiety. In contrast, after controlling for depression and anxiety, EA (and not AS) showed a significant and unique relation to children's social anxiety. These findings indicate: 1) there are distinctions between EA and AS; 2) EA and AS are overlapping yet independent correlates for each of depression, anxiety and social and anxiety; and 3) EA and AS show some differential relations with children's depression, anxiety, and social anxiety when comorbid symptoms are considered. Theoretical and treatment implications are highlighted.

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“…The CASI has good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = .87) and good 2 week test-retest reliability with clinical and nonclinical samples [.76 and .79, respectively;Silverman et al (1991)]. Other analyses of test-retest reliability indicate r = .48 with a 6 month window between testing (Ginsburg and Drake 2002) and r = .48 with a 1 year window between testing (Weems et al 2007). Cronbach's alpha coefficients in the present study were .88 at T1 and .86 at T2.…”

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The Influence of Hurricane Exposure and Anxiety Sensitivity on Panic Symptoms

Hensley-Maloney

Varela

2009

Child Youth Care Forum

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Trauma exposure has been associated with panic symptoms in adult samples, but little is known about the relationship between trauma and panic in children. Anxiety sensitivity (AS), or the fear of anxiety-related bodily sensations, may help explain the relationship between trauma and panic. To examine relationships among trauma, anxiety sensitivity, and panic symptoms, data were collected from youth in the New Orleans area 5-8 months after Hurricane Katrina (N = 302) and again 17-18 months after the hurricane (N = 110). At time one (T1), AS predicted panic symptoms beyond hurricane exposure. At time two (T2), AS measured at time two (T2) predicted panic symptoms beyond AS measured at T1. Clinical implications of the present findings are discussed.

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Cognitive Errors, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Anxiety Control Beliefs

Cited by 103 publications

References 54 publications

Cumulative versus Multiple-Risk Models in the Prediction of Anxiety Symptoms

Cumulative versus Multiple-Risk Models in the Prediction of Anxiety Symptoms

Experiential Avoidance and Anxiety Sensitivity: Independent and Specific Associations with Children’s Depression, Anxiety, and Social Anxiety Symptoms

The Influence of Hurricane Exposure and Anxiety Sensitivity on Panic Symptoms

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