Taxonicity of anxiety sensitivity: an empirical test among youth |
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Authors: | Bernstein Amit Zvolensky Michael J Weems Carl Stickle Timothy Leen-Feldner Ellen W |
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Affiliation: | University of Vermont, 2 Colchester, John Dewey Hall, Burlington, VT 05405, USA. |
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Abstract: | Taxometric coherent cut kinetic analyses were used to test the latent structure of anxiety sensitivity (AS) among 371 youth. Anxiety sensitivity was indexed by the 18-item Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI; Silverman et al., J. Clin. Child Psychol. (1991), 20, 162-168). Two sets of manifest indicators of AS were constructed using the CASI: (1) three item-parcel manifest indicators: disease concerns, unsteady concerns, and mental illness concerns; and (2) nine single-item indicators representing each of these three facets of AS. Results from standard and short-scale MAXCOV procedures, internal consistency tests, analyses of simulated Monte Carlo data, and MAMBAC external consistency tests indicated that the latent structure of anxiety sensitivity among youth was taxonic. Estimated base rate of the observed AS taxon ranged between 13.6 and 16.5%. The present findings are discussed in terms of theoretical implications for the study of AS and vulnerability for anxiety psychopathology. |
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Keywords: | Anxiety sensitivity Anxiety disorders Taxometrics Youth |
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