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Construct validity of the anxiety sensitivity index-3 in clinical samples
Johannes LutzTobias BährMichael HockChristoph KemperHeinz Rüddelsubject
Malevaliditymental disorderPsychometricspsychische StörungStatistics as TopicdiagnosticFear of negative evaluationCognitionddc:150PsychologySomatoform DisordersApplied Psychologyklinische PsychologieconstructSozialwissenschaften SoziologiePsychological Disorders Mental Health Treatment and PreventionKonstruktanxietyAnxiety DisordersValiditätFaktorenanalyseClinical Psychologypsychische Störungen Behandlung und PräventionAnxietyddc:30010700Femaleclinical psychologymedicine.symptomPsychologyPsychological Testing Psychological Counseling Psychological MethodologyClinical psychologyAdultDepartment Psychologiemedicine.medical_specialtyPsychometricsscale constructionAngstfactor analysisTypologieSensitivity and SpecificityDiagnostikmental disordersSkalenkonstruktionmedicineHumansddc:610psychologische Diagnostik und Beratung psychologische MethodenPsychiatrySocial sciences sociology anthropologyErhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der SozialwissenschaftenAnalysis of VariancePanic disorderDiscriminant validityReproducibility of ResultsConstruct validitymedicine.diseaseMethods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis Statistical Methods Computer MethodsPsychologieAnxiety sensitivityInstitut für ErnährungswissenschaftASI-3; Angstsensitivitätsindex; Anxiety Sensitivity IndextypologyCognition DisordersFactor Analysis Statistical10200Agoraphobiadescription
"Using two clinical samples of patients, the presented studies examined the construct validity of the recently revised Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 (ASI-3). Confirmatory factor analyses established a clear three-factor structure that corresponds to the postulated subdivision of the construct into correlated somatic, social, and cognitive components. Participants with different primary clinical diagnoses differed from each other on the ASI-3 subscales in theoretically meaningful ways. Specifically, the ASI-3 successfully discriminated patients with anxiety disorders from patients with nonanxiety disorders. Moreover, patients with panic disorder or agoraphobia manifested more somatic concerns than patients with other anxiety disorders and patients with nonanxiety disorders. Finally, correlations of the ASI-3 scales with other measures of clinical symptoms and negative affect substantiated convergent and discriminant validity. Substantial positive correlations were found between the ASI-3 Somatic Concerns and body vigilance, between Social Concerns and fear of negative evaluation and socially inhibited behavior, and between Cognitive Concerns and depression symptoms, anxiety, fear of negative evaluation, and subjective complaints. Moreover, Social Concerns correlated negatively with dominant and intrusive behavior. Results are discussed with respect to the contribution of the ASI-3 to the assessment of anxiety-related disorders." (auhtor's abstract)
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| 2012-01-01 |