Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458, United States.
Tianjin Normal University, China.
J Anxiety Disord. 2020 Jun;73:102233. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102233. Epub 2020 May 1.
The COVID-19 public health crisis has led to extensive recommendations by officials to contain its spread. Anxiety regarding contracting the virus is prominent in the public. Specific routes to anxiety over disease contraction are under studied. It is expected that a contributory feature of fear of contracting COVID-19 involve disgust propensity and sensitivity, emotional reactions that are part of a broader behavioral immune system (BIS). A total of N = 908 Chinese adults (mean age = 40.37 years, SD = 9.27; n = 752 female) participated in a survey distributed between February 24 and March 15, 2020. Participants completed measures of anxiety sensitivity, disgust propensity and sensitivity, and fear of contracting COVID-19. Results support a moderating relationship between both disgust propensity and sensitivity in the relationship between physical concerns associated with anxiety sensitivity and fear of contracting COVID-19. These results lend support for individual variation in the activation of the BIS. Recommendations for public education to target individuals who may experience mental health consequences from pandemics are provided.
新冠疫情公共卫生危机导致官方出台了广泛的防疫建议。公众对感染病毒的焦虑非常明显。对于感染疾病的焦虑的具体途径还在研究中。预计，对感染新冠病毒的恐惧的一个促成因素是厌恶倾向和敏感性，这些情绪反应是更广泛的行为免疫系统（BIS）的一部分。共有 908 名中国成年人（平均年龄=40.37 岁，标准差=9.27；女性 n=752）参与了 2020 年 2 月 24 日至 3 月 15 日之间进行的一项调查。参与者完成了焦虑敏感性、厌恶倾向和敏感性以及对感染新冠病毒的恐惧的测量。结果支持了在与焦虑敏感性相关的身体担忧与对感染新冠病毒的恐惧之间，厌恶倾向和敏感性的关系中存在调节作用。这些结果为 BIS 的激活存在个体差异提供了支持。还为针对可能因大流行而遭受心理健康后果的个人的公众教育提供了建议。
