Naslov
Perceived parent and peer trust and its relations to anxiety sensitivity, pathological worry and GAD symptoms

Autori
Salkičević, Svjetlana ; Čuržik, Doris

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
37th STAR Conference Book of Abstracts / Lauri Korajlija, Anita ; Begić, Dražen ; Jurin, Tanja - Zagreb : Medicinska naklada, 2016, 168-168

ISBN
978-953-176-757-6

Skup
37th STAR Conference

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 06.07.2016. - 08.07.2016

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Ključne riječi
Anxiety sensitivity, interpersonal factors, parent and peer trust, GAD, worry

Sažetak
Anxiety sensitivity has been defined as a fear of anxiety-related sensations, arising from the belief that these sensations pose physical, social and/or psychological threat. Only recently studies have begun to explore the role of interpersonal factors in relation to anxiety sensitivity, a trait that has been hypothesized as a risk factor for the development of anxiety disorders. The goal of this research was to further investigate the relations between anxiety sensitivity, worry, generalized anxiety disorder symptoms and perceived parent and peer trust on a clinical sample. Specifically, our aim was to investigate the mediating role of anxiety sensitivity on a relationship between trust and current worry and generalized anxiety disorder symptoms. Analyses were conducted on a total sample of 72 psychiatric patients with diagnosed anxiety or depression disorder that completed the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire-IV, Penn State Worry Questionnaire, Inventory of Parent and Peer attachment and Anxiety Sensitivity Index. Regarding gender distribution, 48.6% of participants were men (Mage=44.2 years) and 51.2% were women (Mage= 41.1 years). Participants with higher intensity of worry and generalized anxiety disorder symptoms reported lower perceptions of trust with their peers, while parent trust was not related to these variables. Also, anxiety sensitivity mediated the relation between perceptions of peer trust with worry and generalized anxiety disorder symptoms. Perceptions of peer rather than parent trust appear to be a salient construct in relation to present levels of anxiety sensitivity, uncontrollable worry and generalized anxiety disorder symptoms in individuals with a diagnosis of mental illness. These results imply a possible need for a greater emphasis on social relationships, specifically with peers, in therapeutic work with individuals with GAD and worry symptoms.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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