The role of anxiety sensitivity in sleep disturbance in panic disorder

Anxiety Sensitivity in Relation to Sleep Quality Among HIV-Infected Individuals

“…Interestingly, AS was not significantly related to using medications to sleep (Vincent & Walker, 2001), or sleep onset latency (Babson et al, 2008; Hoge et al, 2011), suggesting that these previously observed associations may not be relevant to populations with HIV. Alternatively, it is possible that these differing findings were related to differences in sample characteristics, including elevations in psychological comorbidity as well as differences in measurement method.…”

“…For example, research by Vincent and Walker (2001) recruited individuals with a current diagnosis of insomnia and measured medication use in terms of past month frequency, whereas using medication to help with sleep in our investigation was rated on a 4-point scale. In terms of sleep latency, Hoge et al (2011) examined the relation between AS and sleep latency in individuals with panic disorder, a group known to experience markedly high AS and over attention to physiological symptoms and worry about physiological consequences of anxiety.…”

“…Babson Trainor, Bunaciu, and Feldner (2008) found that AS interacted with sleep anticipatory anxiety to predict sleep onset latency, after accounting for negative affect, gender, age, cannabis use, nicotine dependence, and alcohol use. In a similar investigation conducted among individuals with panic disorder, Hoge et al (2011) found that after accounting for relevant covariates including age, major depression, and panic disorder severity, individuals with elevated AS reported significantly greater latency to sleep. Taken together, these studies indicated that elevations in AS confer risk for greater sleep disturbances, although these associations appear nuanced in terms of particular aspects of sleep quality, with no research having sought to elucidate these relations for individuals with HIV.…”

Sleep Quality as a Mediator Between Technology-Related Sleep Quality, Depression, and Anxiety

“…Their experience of anxiety may be biological (e.g., due to cortisol levels), as well as psychological (e.g., anticipatory anxiety about sleep). 38 Conversely, students who experience technologyrelated sleep problems may experience and/or perceive more life stressors. They may feel anxious about missing an important development; thus, answering the phone to decrease their anxiety, which in turn perpetuates anxiety.…”

Anxiety sensitivity and racial differences in sleep duration: Results from a national survey of adults with cardiovascular disease

“…High anxiety sensitivity has been linked with poor sleep quality, difficulty initiating sleep, and longer sleep onset latency in anxiety disorder clinical patient samples, even after accounting for important confounders such as depressive symptoms, worry, and traumatic life events (Babson, Boden, Woodward, Alvarez, & Bonn-Miller, 2013; Babson, Trainor, Bunaciu, & Feldner, 2008; Hoge et al, 2011; Raines et al, 2015). Related research with veteran populations also found that anxiety sensitivity was positively associated with worsening subjective sleep quality (Babson et al, 2013).…”