TY - JOUR PY - 2008// TI - A prospective test of anxiety sensitivity as a moderator of the relation between gender and posttraumatic symptom maintenance among high anxiety sensitive young adults JO - Depression and anxiety A1 - Feldner, Matthew T. A1 - Zvolensky, Michael J. A1 - Schmidt, Norman B. A1 - Smith, Rose C. SP - 190 EP - 199 VL - 25 IS - 3 N2 - The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the individual and combined influence of anxiety sensitivity (AS) and gender on the longitudinal prediction of posttraumatic symptoms. A large nonclinical sample of young adults (n=404) was prospectively followed over approximately 18 months. The primary findings indicated that gender and AS were uniquely associated with posttraumatic symptom levels during the follow-up period. Moreover, AS appeared more strongly (positively) related to posttraumatic stress symptoms during the follow-up period among females than males. These data provide novel prospective evidence regarding the interplay of relatively well-established risk factors implicated in the maintenance of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Depression and Anxiety 0:1–10, 2007. Published 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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