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Trait anxiety, disgust sensitivity, and the hierarchic structure of fears.
J Anxiety Disord. 2008 Aug; 22(6):1059-74.JA

Abstract

This paper describes an evaluation of Taylor's (1998) hierarchic model of fears and its relationship to trait anxiety and disgust sensitivity (DS). In Study 1 (N=420), a confirmatory factor analysis supported a hierarchic structure of fears. Next, an analysis using structural equation modeling indicated that trait anxiety is associated with claustrophobic and social fears, whereas DS is associated with all four fear subtypes examined (claustrophobic, social, blood-injection-injury and animal). However, trait anxiety and DS did not account for all variance shared by fear subtypes. The addition of a generalized "fear factor" accounted for significant residual shared variance between the four fear subtypes, beyond that accounted for by trait anxiety and DS. Study 2 (N=213) generally replicated these results. Findings suggest that the hierarchic structural model of fears would benefit from inclusion of trait anxiety and DS as higher-order contributors to fearfulness.

Authors+Show Affiliations

McDonald SD
Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Psychology, PO Box 842018, Richmond, VA 23284, USA. mcdonald@biac.duke.edu
Hartman NS
No affiliation info available
Vrana SR
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdolescentAdultAnimalsAnxiety DisordersEmotionsFactor Analysis, StatisticalFearFemaleHumansIndividualityLife Change EventsMaleModels, PsychologicalPersonality InventoryPhobic DisordersPsychometricsSurveys and Questionnaires

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

18162365

Citation

McDonald, Scott D., et al. "Trait Anxiety, Disgust Sensitivity, and the Hierarchic Structure of Fears." Journal of Anxiety Disorders, vol. 22, no. 6, 2008, pp. 1059-74.
McDonald SD, Hartman NS, Vrana SR. Trait anxiety, disgust sensitivity, and the hierarchic structure of fears. J Anxiety Disord. 2008;22(6):1059-74.
McDonald, S. D., Hartman, N. S., & Vrana, S. R. (2008). Trait anxiety, disgust sensitivity, and the hierarchic structure of fears. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 22(6), 1059-74.
McDonald SD, Hartman NS, Vrana SR. Trait Anxiety, Disgust Sensitivity, and the Hierarchic Structure of Fears. J Anxiety Disord. 2008;22(6):1059-74. PubMed PMID: 18162365.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Trait anxiety, disgust sensitivity, and the hierarchic structure of fears. AU - McDonald,Scott D, AU - Hartman,Nathan S, AU - Vrana,Scott R, Y1 - 2007/11/21/ PY - 2007/04/20/received PY - 2007/11/08/revised PY - 2007/11/15/accepted PY - 2007/12/29/pubmed PY - 2008/10/25/medline PY - 2007/12/29/entrez SP - 1059 EP - 74 JF - Journal of anxiety disorders JO - J Anxiety Disord VL - 22 IS - 6 N2 - This paper describes an evaluation of Taylor's (1998) hierarchic model of fears and its relationship to trait anxiety and disgust sensitivity (DS). In Study 1 (N=420), a confirmatory factor analysis supported a hierarchic structure of fears. Next, an analysis using structural equation modeling indicated that trait anxiety is associated with claustrophobic and social fears, whereas DS is associated with all four fear subtypes examined (claustrophobic, social, blood-injection-injury and animal). However, trait anxiety and DS did not account for all variance shared by fear subtypes. The addition of a generalized "fear factor" accounted for significant residual shared variance between the four fear subtypes, beyond that accounted for by trait anxiety and DS. Study 2 (N=213) generally replicated these results. Findings suggest that the hierarchic structural model of fears would benefit from inclusion of trait anxiety and DS as higher-order contributors to fearfulness. SN - 0887-6185 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/18162365/Trait_anxiety_disgust_sensitivity_and_the_hierarchic_structure_of_fears_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -