Sensiblidad a la ansiedad versus rasgo de ansiedad en la predicción del nivel de medios
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Este estudio analiza tres hipótesis interrelacionadas sobre
la separación entre la sensibilidad a la ansiedad (SA) y el rasgo
de ansiedad y sobre la capacidad que poseen las dimensiones
especificas de SA para predecir el miedo. Se aplicó la versión
española de la escala de sensibilidad a la ansiedad ASI (Anxiety
Sensitivity Index; Reiss et al., 1986; Sandin et al., 2004) junto
a otras pruebas de ansiedad, depresión y personalidad a una
muestra de 910 estudiantes universitarios. El análisis de la ASI
se efectuó tanto a nivel de la escala total como a nivel de las
tres subescalas (somática, cognitiva y socialj. Los resultados
indicaron que la ASI resultó ser el mejor predictor de los miedos;
las restantes variables resultaban insignificantes cuando se
controlaba el efecto de la ASI. La subesca/a ASI-somática
predecfa más especlficamente los miedos agorafóbicos y los
del tipo sangre-inyección-daño, mientras que la subesca/a ASI-social lo era para los miedos sociales. Los datos son discutidos
en relación con (1) la separación entre la SA y el rasgo de
ansiedad, (2) la predicción diferencial de la SA, y (3) la validez
predictiva de la versión espaflola de la ASI.
This study evaluated three interrelated hypotheses conceming separation between anxiety sensitivity (AS) and trait-anxiety and how specífic AS dimensions predicts fear. A sample of 910 undergraduates completed a psychometric assessment package that included the Spanish version ofthe Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI; Reiss et al., 1986; Sandin et al., 2004) and measures of fears, anxiety, depression and personality. AS was analyzed at the le veIs ofthe total sca/e and the three ASI-subsca/es (Physica/, Cognitive-, and Socia/-Concems). The ASI was found to be statistically the best predictor, accounting for fears aboye and beyond the vanance accounted for by the remalning variables. The Physical Concems subsca/e was predictive of agoraphobic and blood-injection-injury fears, whereas the Social Concems subsca/e predicted social fears. Findings were discussed in relation to (1) separation befween AS and trait-anxiety, (2) differential predictive validity of AS, and (3) predictive validity ofthe Spanish version of the ASI.
This study evaluated three interrelated hypotheses conceming separation between anxiety sensitivity (AS) and trait-anxiety and how specífic AS dimensions predicts fear. A sample of 910 undergraduates completed a psychometric assessment package that included the Spanish version ofthe Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI; Reiss et al., 1986; Sandin et al., 2004) and measures of fears, anxiety, depression and personality. AS was analyzed at the le veIs ofthe total sca/e and the three ASI-subsca/es (Physica/, Cognitive-, and Socia/-Concems). The ASI was found to be statistically the best predictor, accounting for fears aboye and beyond the vanance accounted for by the remalning variables. The Physical Concems subsca/e was predictive of agoraphobic and blood-injection-injury fears, whereas the Social Concems subsca/e predicted social fears. Findings were discussed in relation to (1) separation befween AS and trait-anxiety, (2) differential predictive validity of AS, and (3) predictive validity ofthe Spanish version of the ASI.







