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GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ANXIETY: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SYMPTOMS, COGNITIONS, AND SENSITIVITY TOWARDS ANXIETY IN A NONCLINICAL POPULATION

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2002

Kerry A. Armstrong  and
Nigar G. Khawaja
Kerry A. Armstrong
Affiliation:
Queensland Univerity of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Nigar G. Khawaja
Affiliation:
Queensland Univerity of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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Abstract

Past research has demonstrated that anxiety disorders represent a significant mental health concern. A review of the literature in the area indicates that there is limited information regarding gender differences on the basis of cognitions in clinical or nonclinical samples. The current investigation sought to determine whether any observable gender differences existed in the expression of symptoms, cognitions, and anxiety sensitivity for a nonclinical sample of 48 males and 49 females. Multivariate analyses of variance revealed support for gender differences in the expression of physiological hyperarousal, catastrophic cognitions and a general level of anxiety sensitivity in a nonclinical population. The strengths, limitations, and directions for future research are discussed.

Keywords

Anxietygendercatastrophic cognitionsanxiety sensitivitynonclinical
Type
Brief Clinical Reports
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , April 2002 , pp. 227 - 231
Copyright
© 2002 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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