2007
DOI: 10.1017/s1138741600006429
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Anxiety Sensitivity and Panic Symptomatology: The Mediator Role of Hypochondriacal Concerns

Abstract: The present study tests the mediating role of hypochondriasis to explain the relation between anxiety sensitivity and panic symptomatology. Fifty-seven outpatients with clinically significant levels of panic symptomatology were selected to participate in the study. Measures of anxiety sensitivity, hypochondriasis, and panic symptomatology were obtained from standardized, selfadministered questionnaires: the Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI; Reiss, Peterson, Gursky, & McNally, 1986), the Whiteley Index of Hypocho… Show more

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“…Additionally, these reviews point to recent data on other cognitive factors and processes that may be important in health anxiety, specifically; anxiety sensitivity (Berrocal, Moreno, & Cano, 2007), feature positive affect (Rassin, Muri, Franken, & van Straten, 2008), pessimistic cognitive style (Schwenzer & Mathiak, 2011) and intolerance of uncertainty (Fergus & Valentiner, 2011). In the latter study intolerance of uncertainty moderated catastrophic health appraisals and health anxiety, indicating that this style of dysfunctional belief may be important in the relationship between misinterpretation and health anxiety.…”
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confidence: 88%
“…Additionally, these reviews point to recent data on other cognitive factors and processes that may be important in health anxiety, specifically; anxiety sensitivity (Berrocal, Moreno, & Cano, 2007), feature positive affect (Rassin, Muri, Franken, & van Straten, 2008), pessimistic cognitive style (Schwenzer & Mathiak, 2011) and intolerance of uncertainty (Fergus & Valentiner, 2011). In the latter study intolerance of uncertainty moderated catastrophic health appraisals and health anxiety, indicating that this style of dysfunctional belief may be important in the relationship between misinterpretation and health anxiety.…”
Section: Page 3 Of 32mentioning
confidence: 88%