An examination of worry in relation to anxious responding to voluntary hyperventilation among adolescents.
This study examined the association between worry and fearful responding to a 3-min voluntary hyperventilation procedure. Participants were 160 adolescents (71 females) between the ages of 12 and 17 years (M=14.92 years). After accounting for the significant effects of state anxiety and anxiety sensitivity, results indicated that pre-challenge levels of worry indexed by the Penn State Worry Questionnaire-Child Version predicted post-challenge anxiety and intensity of panic symptoms. Results are discussed in terms of the role of worry in relation to panic-relevant emotional vulnerability among youth.
Leen-Feldner
Ellen W
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Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, John Dewey Hall, 2 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05405, USA. eleenfe@uark.edu
Feldner
Matthew T
MT
Tull
Matthew T
MT
Roemer
Lizabeth
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Zvolensky
Michael J
MJ
D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008347:Manifest Anxiety Scale; D010200:Panic; D011601:Psychophysics; D014836:Volition