Anxiety Sensitivity and Negative Affect: Transdiagnostic model for anxious and depressive symptoms

• Autores: Toro Tobar, Ronald Alberto, Barrera, Sandra Milena, Ramos Rodríguez, Betty Rocío, Velásquez Gordillo, Ana Isabel
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2019
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/20986
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/20986
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Depression; anxiety; anxiety sensitivity; negative affect; transdiagnostic; Depresión; ansiedad; sensitividad ansiosa; afecto negativo; transdiagnóstico; Dépression; anxiété; sensibilité à l’anxiété; affect négatif; Depressão; ansiedade; sensibilidade ansiosa; afeto negativo

The aim of the study was to identify the predictive role of anxiety sensitivity (SA) and negative affect (AN) on anxiety and depression, a relationship that has not been analyzed in detail. A multivariate correlational study was carried out with structural equations. The sample included 506 participants (M = 31.96, SD = 11.26 years). Significant correlations were reported between the transdiagnostic variables and the symptoms, with wide differences once the AN was controlled. The regression coefficients showed a high predictive capacity of SA and AN, especially with anxiety. In a structural model, a favorable adjustment without evidence of AN mediation in the SA and symptoms. The possibilities of AN and SA are discussed as second-order variables that suggest a higher order model.