Construct validity of the anxiety sensitivity index-3 in clinical samples

Abstract: "Using two clinical samples of patients, the presented studies examined the construct validity of the recently revised Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 (ASI-3). Confirmatory factor analyses established a clear three-factor structure that corresponds to the postulated subdivision of the construct into correlated somatic, social, and cognitive components. Participants with different primary clinical diagnoses differed from each other on the ASI-3 subscales in theoretically meaningful ways. Specifically, the ASI-3 successfully discriminated patients with anxiety disorders from patients with nonanxiety disorders. Moreover, patients with panic disorder or agoraphobia manifested more somatic concerns than patients with other anxiety disorders and patients with nonanxiety disorders. Finally, correlations of the ASI-3 scales with other measures of clinical symptoms and negative affect substantiated convergent and discriminant validity. Substantial positive correlations were found between the AS

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Assessment ; 19 (2012) 1 ; 89-100

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(when)
2012
Creator
Kemper, Christoph J.
Lutz, Johannes
Hock, Michael
Bähr, Tobias
Rüddel, Heinz

DOI
10.1177/1073191111429389
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-440882
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Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Kemper, Christoph J.
  • Lutz, Johannes
  • Hock, Michael
  • Bähr, Tobias
  • Rüddel, Heinz

Time of origin

  • 2012

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