The Role of Distress Tolerance as a Potential Mechanism Between Anxiety Sensitivity and Gut-Specific Anxiety.

Autor: Wright CD; Department of Psychology, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University, 53 Campus Drive, PO Box 6040, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA. cdw0022@mix.wvu.edu., Nelson CI; Department of Psychology, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University, 53 Campus Drive, PO Box 6040, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA., Brumbaugh JT; Department of Psychology, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University, 53 Campus Drive, PO Box 6040, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA., McNeil DW; Department of Psychology, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University, 53 Campus Drive, PO Box 6040, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA. dmcneil@wvu.edu.; Department of Dental and Rural Practice, School of Dentistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA. dmcneil@wvu.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of behavioral medicine [Int J Behav Med] 2020 Dec; Vol. 27 (6), pp. 717-725.
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-020-09912-6
Abstrakt: Background: The link between anxiety/fear and gut dysfunction has been robustly documented in both physical and mental health literatures. The current study explored distress tolerance as a potential mechanism in the relation between anxiety sensitivity and gut-specific anxiety.
Method: A cross-sectional sample of 828 adults completed measures of distress tolerance, gut-specific anxiety, and anxiety sensitivity. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to determine variable associations, including potential mediating factors.
Results: The results demonstrated a bidirectional relation between anxiety sensitivity and gut-specific anxiety (ß = 0.23, p < 0.001; ß = 0.22, p < 0.001). Findings suggest distress tolerance is a significant mediator that may partially explain the relation between gut-specific anxiety and anxiety sensitivity more broadly (ß = 0.11, CI [0.07-0.14]). Mediation results were consistent when individual subscales of distress tolerance or anxiety sensitivity were incorporated.
Conclusion: The outcome of the present study merits additional examination of the psychosomatic nature of distress tolerance as a potential clinical target for individuals with both anxiety and gut-related disorders.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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