Phenotypic and genetic structure of anxiety sensitivity in adolescence and early adulthood

Highlights ► Whether anxiety sensitivity is a unitary of multifaceted construct is unclear. ► We examined the structure of anxiety sensitivity at three adolescent time points. ► Confirmatory factor analysis identified three anxiety sensitivity dimensions. ► Twin analyses revealed a hierarchical rela...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of anxiety disorders 2012-08, Vol.26 (6), p.680-688
Hauptverfasser:	Brown, H.M, Trzaskowski, M, Zavos, H.M.S, Rijsdijk, F.V, Gregory, A.M, Eley, T.C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescence Adolescent Adolescent Behavior - psychology Adult and adolescent clinical studies Adulthood Anxiety Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology Anxiety Disorders - genetics Anxiety Disorders - psychology Anxiety disorders. Neuroses Anxiety sensitivity Biological and medical sciences Confirmatory factor analysis Emotions Factor analyses Female Genetic Predisposition to Disease Genetics Humans Male Medical sciences Models, Psychological Multivariate Analysis Phenotype Psychiatry Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Risk factors Sensitivity Twin studies Twins Twins - genetics Twins - psychology Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights ► Whether anxiety sensitivity is a unitary of multifaceted construct is unclear. ► We examined the structure of anxiety sensitivity at three adolescent time points. ► Confirmatory factor analysis identified three anxiety sensitivity dimensions. ► Twin analyses revealed a hierarchical relationship between them. ► All dimensions had specific and shared genetic and environmental influences.
ISSN:	0887-6185 1873-7897
DOI:	10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.05.001