Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech, 460 Turner Street, Suite 207, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA.
Behav Ther. 2010 Mar;41(1):133-41. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2009.02.002. Epub 2009 Oct 8.
Sociodemographic and psychological characteristics of 62 youth with animal and natural environment types of specific phobia were examined in a treatment-seeking sample. Differences due to age, sex, ethnicity, family structure, and family socioeconomic status were not found between youth with the two types of specific phobia. Moreover, differences were not obtained between the two groups in the clinical severity of their phobias, the perceived dangerousness of the feared outcomes associated with their phobias, the perceived levels of coping with their phobias, or overall fearfulness. However, differences between youth with the two types of specific phobias were found on somatic/anxious symptoms, depressive symptoms, and life satisfaction. In addition, differences were noted on withdrawn, somatic complaints, anxious/depressed symptoms, and social problems as reported by the mothers of these youngsters. Finally, differences in the percent of co-occurring anxiety disorders between youth with the two types of specific phobia were found. On all of the domains in which differences were found, youth with the natural environment type fared more poorly than those with the animal type. These findings converge with those obtained in treatment studies which indicate that youth with the natural environment type are more difficult to treat than youth with the animal type.
在寻求治疗的样本中，研究了 62 名患有动物和自然环境特定恐惧症的青年的社会人口学和心理特征。 年龄、性别、种族、家庭结构和家庭社会经济地位在两种特定恐惧症的青年之间没有差异。 此外，两组在恐惧症的临床严重程度、与恐惧症相关的恐惧后果的感知危险性、应对恐惧症的感知水平或整体恐惧程度方面没有差异。 然而，在躯体/焦虑症状、抑郁症状和生活满意度方面，两种特定恐惧症的青年之间存在差异。 此外，这些年轻人的母亲报告说，在退缩、躯体抱怨、焦虑/抑郁症状和社会问题方面也存在差异。 最后，还发现了两种特定恐惧症的青年共患焦虑障碍的百分比存在差异。 在发现差异的所有领域中，患有自然环境类型的青年的表现均不如患有动物类型的青年。 这些发现与治疗研究的结果一致，这些研究表明，患有自然环境类型的青年比患有动物类型的青年更难治疗。
