Examining the Nature of Fear of Flying

Hawkins-Gilligan, Janice; Dygdon, Judith A.; Conger, Anthony J.

doi:10.3357/asem.3062.2011

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“…In other studies using the FAS the Cronbach's alpha values ranged from 0.86 to 0.98 in a 127 general population sample from Dutch (Busscher, Van Gerwen, Spinhoven, & de Geus, 2010), from 0.86 to 0.95 in a 150 flying phobic sample from Dutch (Busscher, Van Gerwen, Spinhoven, & de Geus, 2013), from 0.89 to 0.98 in a 109 university students sample from Chicago (Hawkings-Gilligan, Dygdon, & Conger, 2011) and from 0.94 to 0.99 in a 572 general population sample from New York (Skolnick, Schare, Wyatt, & Tillman, 2012).…”

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Translation and validation of two questionnaires assessing fear of flying for Portuguese language

Mestre¹,

Lopes²,

Reis

et al. 2017

Análise Psicológica

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The present paper describes the translation process and psychometric properties of the Portuguese versions of two self-report scales for fear of flying assessment: FAS and FAM. Internal consistency and convergent and divergent validities were assessed in a sample of 960 Portuguese speaking population. Results confirmed FAS-PT as a 3 factor model and FAM-PT as a 2 factor model, like the original versions. Cronbach's α coefficient showed excellent values for FAS-PT (.99) and FAM-PT (.97). Convergent validity showed a strong correlation in both scales, with r values between .75 and .87. In opposite, divergent validity presented a poor correlation in both scales, with r values between .28 and .38. The study informs about the validity and reliability of these scales, enabling their use within Portuguese language speakers, for investigation and clinical settings. Nevertheless, this study should be replicated in other samples and other forms of validity should be explored.

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Translation and validation of two questionnaires assessing fear of flying for Portuguese language

Mestre¹,

Lopes²,

Reis

et al. 2017

Análise Psicológica

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“…Whilst the research carried out over the past three decades into the fear of flying has consistently conceptualized flying phobia as a form of specific phobia (as described by the DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994 ) it has been suggested that, in addition to more general fears around physiological and situational dyscontrol, the various fears reported by flying phobics are consistent with the concerns reported in disorders such as claustrophobia, agoraphobia, acrophobia and SAD (McNally and Louro, 1992 ; Van Gerwen et al, 1997 ; Wilhelm and Roth, 1997 ; Busscher et al, 2010 ). A study by Hawkins-Gilligan et al ( 2011 ) suggested that fear of flying symptoms in a sample of undergraduates were better predicted by flying-embedded fears (i.e., fears regarding other stimuli associated with the flying experiences such as heights or agoraphobic fears) than fears conditioned by negative flying experiences. There is evidence that up to 59% of individuals with a specific phobia of flying will meet criteria for another anxiety disorder within their lifetime (Depla et al, 2008 ), perhaps suggesting that processes which contribute to the anxiety experienced by those with a fear of flying may manifest across a number of contexts.…”

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Processes Contributing to the Maintenance of Flying Phobia: A Narrative Review

Clark

Rock

2016

Front. Psychol.

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Flying phobia is a highly prevalent anxiety disorder, which causes sufferers significant distress and life interference. The processes which maintain flying phobia remain poorly understood. A systematic search of the literature was performed to identify what research has been conducted into the processes which may be involved in the fear of flying and whether processes which are believed to maintain other anxiety disorder diagnoses have been investigated in flying phobia. The results of the literature review are presented and related to existing cognitive behavioral theory and research. The results indicate that little research has been conducted into a number of areas considered important in the wider cognitive behavioral literature on anxiety disorders: namely attention, mental imagery, memory, worry, and safety-seeking behaviors. The review proposes a hypothetical model, derived from cognitive behavioral theory, for the processes which may be involved in maintaining flying phobia, and considers a number of areas for future research.

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Relationships between fear of flying, loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials and frontal alpha asymmetry

Flasbeck

Engelmann

Klostermann

et al. 2023

Journal of Psychiatric Research

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Examining the Nature of Fear of Flying

Abstract: The results suggest that FOF is based more on several flight-embedded innate fears than on learned fears. The implications of these results for FOF emergence and prevention are discussed.

Cited by 4 publications

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Translation and validation of two questionnaires assessing fear of flying for Portuguese language

Translation and validation of two questionnaires assessing fear of flying for Portuguese language

Processes Contributing to the Maintenance of Flying Phobia: A Narrative Review

Relationships between fear of flying, loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials and frontal alpha asymmetry

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