Grant DeMond M, Beck J Gayle, Davila Joanne
Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo--SUNY, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA.
Behav Res Ther. 2007 Sep;45(9):2247-55. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2007.02.008. Epub 2007 Mar 2.
This study examined whether the lower-order factors of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI) exhibited specificity in predicting symptoms of panic, depression, and social anxiety prospectively. This question was addressed using a sample of undergraduates stratified to represent low, medium, and high levels of anxiety sensitivity (AS). It was hypothesized that the physical concerns, mental concerns, and social concerns subscales of the ASI would predict increases in panic, depression, and social anxiety symptoms, respectively, one year later. Results found that the physical concerns subscale predicted increases in both panic and depressive symptoms. Neither the mental concerns nor the social concerns subscales predicted significant variance in any of the Time 2 symptoms. Theoretical implications of these data for AS are discussed.
本研究考察了焦虑敏感性指数（ASI）的低阶因素在预测惊恐、抑郁和社交焦虑症状方面是否具有前瞻性特异性。通过对本科生样本进行分层，以代表低、中、高焦虑敏感性（AS）水平，来解决这个问题。研究假设，ASI的身体担忧、精神担忧和社交担忧分量表将分别预测一年后惊恐、抑郁和社交焦虑症状的增加。结果发现，身体担忧分量表预测了惊恐和抑郁症状的增加。精神担忧和社交担忧分量表均未预测出任何在第二次测量时症状的显著差异。讨论了这些数据对焦虑敏感性的理论意义。
