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ToolsShing Chiu, Henry Tak, Chi Wing Low, Debbie, Hiu Tung Chan, Angel and Meiser-Stedman, Richard (2024) Relationship between anxiety sensitivity and post-traumatic stress symptoms in trauma-exposed adults: A meta-analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 103. ISSN 0887-6185
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Abstract
Given the high rate of trauma exposure among the general population, it is important to delineate the risk factors for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While historically implicated in panic disorder, anxiety sensitivity is increasingly found to play a role in PTSD. The present review investigated the size of the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and PTSD symptoms among trauma exposed adults. A systematic search on multiple electronic databases (PTSDpubs, CINAHL, MEDLINE and PsycINFO) generated a total of 1025 records, among which 52 (n = 15173) met study inclusion criteria and were included in our random effects meta-analysis. Our results indicated a medium effect size (r =.46, 95% CI =.41,.50) for the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and PTSD symptoms. There was significant between-study heterogeneity. Furthermore, sub-group analyses revealed that study design (cross-sectional vs. longitudinal) may significantly moderate the association between anxiety sensitivity and PTSD severity. No moderation effect was found for assessment of PTSD through interview versus questionnaire, interpersonal versus non-interpersonal trauma, or low versus high study quality. Such patterns of results are consistent with cognitive models of PTSD. Clinical implications, strengths and limitations of the review were discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | anxiety sensitivity,meta-analysis,post-traumatic stress disorder,clinical psychology,psychiatry and mental health ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3200/3203 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Mental Health and Social Care (fka Lifespan Health) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Mental Health |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Mar 2024 16:31 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2025 11:31 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/94638 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.janxdis.2024.102857 |
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