Parallel Mediating Effects of Multidimensional Experience Avoidance in Relation to Adolescents’ Anxiety Sensitivity and Worry

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 71-91
Author(s):  
Jihyang Lee ◽  
Ji Hyeon Kang
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Mediating Effects

New Evidence on the Construct Validity of the ASI-3 and the Dimensional Conceptualization of Trait Anxiety Sensitivity From IRT Modeling

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph J. Kemper ◽  
Michael Hock
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Sensitivity Index ◽  
Response Scale ◽  
Established Risk Factor ◽  
Irt Models ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Extreme Response

Abstract. Anxiety Sensitivity (AS) denotes the tendency to fear anxiety-related sensations. Trait AS is an established risk factor for anxiety pathology. The Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 (ASI-3) is a widely used measure of AS and its three most robust dimensions with well-established construct validity. At present, the dimensional conceptualization of AS, and thus, the construct validity of the ASI-3 is challenged. A latent class structure with two distinct and qualitatively different forms, an adaptive form (normative AS) and a maladaptive form (AS taxon, predisposing for anxiety pathology) was postulated. Item Response Theory (IRT) models were applied to item-level data of the ASI-3 in an attempt to replicate previous findings in a large nonclinical sample (N = 2,603) and to examine possible interpretations for the latent discontinuity observed. Two latent classes with a pattern of distinct responses to ASI-3 items were found. However, classes were indicative of participant’s differential use of the response scale (midpoint and extreme response style) rather than differing in AS content (adaptive and maladaptive AS forms). A dimensional structure of AS and the construct validity of the ASI-3 was supported.

Challenge Demands, Hindrance Demands, and Psychological Need Satisfaction

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon L. Albrecht
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Practical Implications

The job demands-resources (JD-R) model provides a well-validated account of how job resources and job demands influence work engagement, burnout, and their constituent dimensions. The present study aimed to extend previous research by including challenge demands not widely examined in the context of the JD-R. Furthermore, and extending self-determination theory, the research also aimed to investigate the potential mediating effects that employees’ need satisfaction as regards their need for autonomy, need for belongingness, need for competence, and need for achievement, as components of a higher order needs construct, may have on the relationships between job demands and engagement. Structural equations modeling across two independent samples generally supported the proposed relationships. Further research opportunities, practical implications, and study limitations are discussed.

Anxiety Sensitivity as a Precursor of Substance Use in Anxiety Patients

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. B. DeHaas ◽  
J. E. Calamari ◽  
J. P. Bair
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity

Factor Structure of the Anxiety Sensitivity Profile: Evidence for a Hierarchical Structure

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig N. Sawchuk ◽  
David F. Tolin ◽  
Suzanne A. Meunier ◽  
Scott O. Lilienfeld ◽  
Jeffrey M. Lohr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Hierarchical Structure ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Sensitivity Profile
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