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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 37, Issue 3, Pages 542-552Publisher
LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOC INC-TAYLOR & FRANCIS
DOI: 10.1080/15374410802148186
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This study examined the relationships between trait anxiety and anxiety sensitivity and the outcome variables posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and somatic complaints following a major hurricane. Sixth and seventh graders in the New Orleans area (N = 302) were surveyed 5 to 8 months following Hurricane Katrina. As expected, hurricane exposure was a significant predictor of PTSD symptoms and somatic symptoms. Also as hypothesized, certain factors of anxiety sensitivity interacted with trait anxiety to predict PTSD symptoms and somatic symptoms. Clinical implications of potential linkages among trait anxiety, dimensions of anxiety sensitivity and PTSD, and somatic symptoms are discussed.
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