TY - JOUR
T1 - Avoidance-oriented coping as a predictor of panic-related distress
T2 - A test using biological challenge
AU - Spira, Adam P.
AU - Zvolensky, Michael J.
AU - Eifert, Georg H.
AU - Feldner, Matthew T.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of Adam P. Spira’s Master’s thesis at West Virginia University co-supervised by Dr. Michael J. Zvolensky and Dr. Georg H. Eifert. It was partially supported by a grant from the Alumni Fund at West Virginia University. This paper was presented at the 2001 (November) Annual Convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The present experimental psychopathology study sought to investigate the extent to which pre-experimental levels of avoidance-oriented coping predict anxious and fearful responding during acute physical stress, relative to other theoretically relevant variables. Participants included 80 individuals with no known history of psychological or physical health problems. Dependent measures include self-reported anxiety, DSM-IV panic symptoms, and physiological indices of heart rate and skin conductance. Consistent with our hypotheses, the tendency to engage in avoidance-oriented coping predicted increased physical panic symptoms and self-reported anxiety elicited by biological challenge, relative to specific anxiety sensitivity (AS) dimensions. These findings are discussed in terms of how specific types of coping are associated with prototypical indices of panic distress, with implications for forwarding future work on emotional regulation in panic disorder.
AB - The present experimental psychopathology study sought to investigate the extent to which pre-experimental levels of avoidance-oriented coping predict anxious and fearful responding during acute physical stress, relative to other theoretically relevant variables. Participants included 80 individuals with no known history of psychological or physical health problems. Dependent measures include self-reported anxiety, DSM-IV panic symptoms, and physiological indices of heart rate and skin conductance. Consistent with our hypotheses, the tendency to engage in avoidance-oriented coping predicted increased physical panic symptoms and self-reported anxiety elicited by biological challenge, relative to specific anxiety sensitivity (AS) dimensions. These findings are discussed in terms of how specific types of coping are associated with prototypical indices of panic distress, with implications for forwarding future work on emotional regulation in panic disorder.
KW - Avoidance-oriented coping
KW - DSM-IV panic symptoms
KW - Psychopathology
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U2 - 10.1016/S0887-6185(02)00249-9
DO - 10.1016/S0887-6185(02)00249-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 15125979
AN - SCOPUS:2342458253
SN - 0887-6185
VL - 18
SP - 309
EP - 323
JO - Journal of Anxiety Disorders
JF - Journal of Anxiety Disorders
IS - 3
ER -