The association between anxiety sensitivity and atopy in adult asthmatics

被引:27
作者
Barone, Silvana [5 ,6 ]
Bacon, Simon L. [3 ,4 ,6 ]
Campbell, Tavis S. [2 ]
Labrecque, Manon [6 ]
Ditto, Blaine [5 ]
Lavoie, Kim L. [1 ,4 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Quebec, Montreal Behav Med Ctr, Dept Psychol, Montreal, PQ H3C 3P8, Canada
[2] Univ Calgary, Dept Psychol, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
[3] Concordia Univ, Dept Exercise Sci, Montreal, PQ H4B 1R6, Canada
[4] Univ Montreal, Affiliated Hosp, Montreal Heart Inst, Res Ctr, Montreal, PQ H1T 1C8, Canada
[5] McGill Univ, Dept Psychol, Montreal, PQ H3A 1R1, Canada
[6] Univ Montreal, Affiliated Hosp, Res Ctr,Div Chest Med, Hop Sacre Coeur, Montreal, PQ H4J 1C5, Canada
基金
加拿大健康研究院;
关键词
atopy; asthma; anxiety sensitivity;
D O I
10.1007/s10865-008-9164-5
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 [应用心理学];
摘要
There is growing evidence linking psychological stress to atopic disease, particularly asthma. Anxiety sensitivity, which is the fear of anxiety-related symptoms, may be particularly important in the study of anxiety and atopic disease. The present study examined the association between atopy and anxiety sensitivity in adult asthmatics. A total of 217 asthma patients who had undergone standard pulmonary function and allergen skin prick testing were included. Participants completed the Anxiety Sensitivity Index, Penn State Worry Questionnaire, Type D Personality Scale-16 and Beck Depression Inventory-II on the day of their asthma clinic visit. Total Anxiety Sensitivity Index score was found to be significantly higher in atopic (M = 17.15, SE = .9) versus non-atopic (M = 12.68, SE = 1.5) asthmatics, independent of age, sex, smoking status, asthma severity, asthma duration, and anxiolytic medication use (F = 6.11, p = .014). There was no evidence for a significant association between any of the other questionnaire scores and atopic status.
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页码:331 / 339
页数:9
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