Anxiety sensitivity: An examination of theoretical and methodological issues

Lilienfeld, Scott O.; Turner, Samuel M.; Jacob, Rolf G.

doi:10.1016/0146-6402(93)90019-x

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“…In continuous by continuous moderated regression analyses, we tested four independent measures of negative affect, conceptualized as representing different levels of a hierarchical orders of negative affect. Specifically, in accordance with Lilienfeld et al (1993), we conceptualized the PANAS NA score as representing a higher order, trait-like assessment of general negative affectivity, the PSWQ and the GDS as representing second order, state measures of negative affectivity, and fear of anxiety, as assessed by the ASI, as representing a lower order negative affect factor. Scores from the ASI, GDS, PANAS-NA, and the PSWQ (8-item) were all significant independent moderators of the relationship between objective memory performance (DRS-2 memory subscale) and SMCs (MFQ Frequency of Forgetting scale).…”

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“…Anxiety sensitivity has been conceptualized as a "fear of anxiety" and has been shown to be a risk factor for the development of certain types of anxiety disorders, particularly panic disorder (e.g., Kotov et al, in press;Schmidt et al, 1998). Based on Lilienfeld et al (1993), anxiety sensitivity can be conceptualized as a lower order negative affect variable, and thus, the most distinct variable included in the present study from the higher order, general trait negative affectivity measure, PANAS NA. In order to evaluate the incremental validity of anxiety sensitivity in moderating the relation between objective memory performance and SMCs, we re-examined the relationship between DRS-2 Memory Subscale and SMCs, controlling for all other negative affect factors (PANAS, NA, GDS, PSWQ).…”

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“…AS is posited to be a lower order negative affect variable nested under trait anxiety (Lilienfeld et al, 1993). The participant reports the extent to which he0she agrees with each statement by circling one of five possible ratings ranging from very little to very much.…”

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“…Lilienfeld et al, 1993) on the relationship between SMCs and objective memory functioning. Healthy adults aged 65-years and older participated in the study.…”

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The moderating role of negative affect on objective verbal memory performance and subjective memory complaints in healthy older adults

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Subjective memory complaints (SMCs) are part of the diagnostic criteria for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), yet little is known about their etiology. In some previous studies, no direct relation has been found between SMCs and objective memory performance, yet significant correlations have been identified between SMCs and psychological factors such as depression and anxiety. In the current study, we examined whether negative affect moderated the relation between objective memory functioning and SMCs in a sample of healthy, non-demented participants aged 65 and older. As predicted, several negative affect measures moderated the relationship between objective cognitive functioning and SMCs. In the absence of objective memory impairment as indexed by the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) and the Dementia Rating Scale-2nd Edition (DRS-2), higher levels of negative affect were associated with increased levels of SMCs. Moreover, a lower order negative affect factor, anxiety sensitivity, significantly moderated the relation between objective memory functioning and SMCs, after controlling for higher order measures of general negative affectivity. Findings suggest that negative affect, particularly anxiety sensitivity, distorts the subjective appraisal of one's own memory, such that people high on negative affect factors report more episodes of forgetting, even in the absence of objective cognitive impairments. (JINS, 2008, 14, 327-336.)

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“…Lilienfeld et al, 1993) on the relationship between SMCs and objective memory functioning. Healthy adults aged 65-years and older participated in the study.…”

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“…This speculation requires replication in an independent sample, particularly given the marginal significance of the finding. Future research might consider using a more specific measure of trait anxiety [such as the Children's StateTrait Anxiety Inventory-Trait subscale] 13 rather than the more global measure of trait emotionality (which encompasses trait anxiety, alienation, and aggression) 17 as a predictor of state anxiety during mask induction and susceptibility to midazolam anxiolysis.…”

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High levels of impulsivity may contraindicate midazolam premedication in children

Finley¹,

Stewart²,

Buffett-Jerrott³

et al. 2006

Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth

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Purpose:To investigate the effects of midazolam on emotional reactivity during induction of anesthesia in a pediatric day surgery setting. A secondary purpose was to determine if these effects were influenced by child temperament factors. Methods: Forty children (age four to six years) scheduled for myringotomy were randomly assigned, in a double blind fashion, to receive either oral midazolam 0.5 mg·kg -1 mixed with acetaminophen suspension or acetaminophen alone. The Emotionality, Activity, Sociability, and Impulsivity (EASI) scale was used as a measure of child temperament. The modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (m-YPAS), an observer-rated measure of state anxiety, was employed to assess anxiety preand post-drug, and also at induction of anesthesia. Results: Children who received midazolam reacted significantly less to induction of anesthesia than did children in the placebo control group, F (1, 38) = 7.46, P = 0.01. A significant positive association was observed between baseline levels of anxiety and observer-rated anxiety at anesthetic induction, but only in the placebo group, r = 0.58, P < 0.01. A significant positive association was observed between levels of impulsivity at baseline and observer-rated anxiety at anesthetic induction, but only in the midazolam group, r = 0.42, P < 0.05. Conclusions: Midazolam dampened adverse reactivity during anesthetic induction, particularly among children with high baseline levels of anxiety. Baseline level of impulsivity was positively associated with adverse reactions to anesthesia induction in the drug group, but not in the placebo group, suggesting that high levels of trait impulsivity may contraindicate the use of midazolam as a preoperative medication. Objectif

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The Anxiety Attitude and Belief Scale‐2: Development, Measurement Model, and Initial Validity

Brown

Hawkes

Cooper

et al. 2014

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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Measures of enduring beliefs related to anxiety disorders are needed to assess etiological factors within cognitive therapy; while there are numerous measures of automatic thoughts, there are few measures of beliefs. The present study sought to address this gap. The items that originally appeared on ten rationally derived scales drawn from clinical phenomenology of anxiety disorders were eventually grouped into four group factors and one general factor in the course of psychometric analyses. The group factors included ones expected to distinguish groups reporting panic, OCD, and social anxiety symptoms from other anxiety symptom groups, and this prediction was supported. The majority of predictions regarding patterns or correlations were also supported. Further validation research is needed to evaluate the validity of the AABS and its subscales in predicting course and outcome of psychotherapy.

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Anxiety sensitivity: An examination of theoretical and methodological issues

Cited by 164 publications

References 88 publications

The moderating role of negative affect on objective verbal memory performance and subjective memory complaints in healthy older adults

The moderating role of negative affect on objective verbal memory performance and subjective memory complaints in healthy older adults

High levels of impulsivity may contraindicate midazolam premedication in children

The Anxiety Attitude and Belief Scale‐2: Development, Measurement Model, and Initial Validity

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