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Anxiety Sensitivity as a Moderator of the Association between Smoking Rate and Panic‐Relevant Symptoms among a Community Sample of Middle‐aged Adult Daily Smokers
Author(s) -
McLeish Alison C.,
Zvolensky Michael J.,
Del Ben Kevin S.,
Burke Randy S.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490802408985
Subject(s) - moderation , panic , anxiety sensitivity , anxiety , association (psychology) , clinical psychology , psychology , sample (material) , psychiatry , psychotherapist , social psychology , chemistry , chromatography
The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the moderating role of anxiety sensitivity (AS) in the relation between smoking rate and panic vulnerability variables among a community‐based sample of adults. Results indicated that the interaction between AS and smoking rate significantly predicted anxious arousal, agoraphobic avoidance, and anticipatory anxiety. Specifically, participants who reported higher levels of AS and heavier smoking rates reported the highest levels of panic vulnerability. These data suggest that this combination of high AS and heavier smoking is particularly problematic in regard to panic symptoms.