Citation

Feldner MT, Zvolensky MJ, Schmidt NB, Smith RC. Depress. Anxiety 2008; 25(3): 190-199.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/da.20281

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the individual and combined influence of anxiety sensitivity (AS) and gender on the longitudinal prediction of posttraumatic symptoms. A large nonclinical sample of young adults (n=404) was prospectively followed over approximately 18 months. The primary findings indicated that gender and AS were uniquely associated with posttraumatic symptom levels during the follow-up period. Moreover, AS appeared more strongly (positively) related to posttraumatic stress symptoms during the follow-up period among females than males. These data provide novel prospective evidence regarding the interplay of relatively well-established risk factors implicated in the maintenance of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Depression and Anxiety 0:1–10, 2007. Published 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.