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Investigating pathways from anxiety sensitivity to impairment in a treatment-seeking sample

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JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
卷 324, 期 -, 页码 455-462

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.032

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Anxiety; Anxiety sensitivity; Depression; Impairment

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High anxiety sensitivity (AS) is associated with functional impairment through a chained indirect pathway involving anxiety symptoms and depression symptoms, but not through unhealthy coping behaviours. This cross-sectional study highlights the importance of reducing AS and addressing depressive symptoms for improving clients' functioning.
Background: Previous research suggests that high anxiety sensitivity (AS) - a fear of arousal-related body sen-sations - may have implications not only for mental health symptoms but also for functional impairment. The aim of the present study was to examine whether elevated AS is associated with functional impairment by way of heightened anxiety symptoms and resultant depressive symptoms or unhealthy coping behaviours (i.e., alcohol use, exercise avoidance, sleep problems) in a chained mediation model.Method: Participants were 128 treatment-seeking individuals with high AS who qualified for an anxiety, depression, or posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis. They completed self-report measures of AS, anxiety, depression, and unhealthy coping behaviours as part of a pre-treatment assessment battery for a larger study examining the efficacy of a cognitive behavioural intervention for AS. Data were analyzed using path analysis.Results: Results revealed a direct association between AS and functional impairment that was partially mediated through a chained indirect pathway from AS to anxiety symptoms to depression symptoms to functional impairment. Unhealthy coping behaviours did not serve as mediators.Limitations: Results are limited by the cross-sectional nature of the data.Conclusions: The present findings have clinical implications insofar as supporting the relevance of reducing AS and focusing on depressive symptoms when seeking to improve clients' functioning.

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