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

• Main Authors: Ronald Alberto Toro Tobar, Sandra Milena Barrera, Betty Rocío Ramos Rodríguez, Ana Isabel Velásquez Gordillo
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 2019-06-01
• Series: Revista de Psicología
• Subjects: Depresión; ansiedad; sensitividad ansiosa; afecto negativo; transdiagnóstico
• Online Access: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/20986
• ISSN: 0254-9247; 2223-3733

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.