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- Title
Anxiety Sensitivity Moderates Relations Among Tobacco Smoking, Panic Attack Symptoms, and Bodily Complaints in Adolescents.
- Authors
Leen-Feldner, Ellen W.; Zvolensky, Michael J.; van Lent, Joelle; Vujanovic, Anka A.; Bleau, Tina; Bernstein, Amit; Bielawski-Branch, Amy; Feldner, Matthew T.
- Abstract
The present study evaluated associations among smoking and anxiety sensitivity (fear of anxiety and anxiety related sensations) in predicting panic attack symptomatology, somatic complaints, and depressive symptomatology in a community sample of adolescents (ages 12 to 17 years; N=206). As predicted, the combination of high levels of anxiety sensitivity and being a current smoker predicted panic symptomatology and somatic complaints, but not depressive symptomatology. These findings suggest anxiety sensitivity may moderate the relation between smoking and prototypical panic psychopathology variables (panic attacks and somatic complaints) even after controlling for gender and negative affectivity, and that these associations are specific to panic-relevant processes. The primary implication of the study findings is that there may be segments of the adolescent population who are at relatively greater risk for panic-related problems by virtue of individual differences in AS and smoking status.
- Subjects
ANXIETY sensitivity; PHOBIAS; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of tobacco; EMOTIONS; MENTAL health; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Psychopathology & Behavioral Assessment, 2007, Vol 29, Issue 2, p69
- ISSN
0882-2689
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10862-006-9028-7