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Anxiety Sensitivity and Catastrophizing

Associations with Pain and Somatization in Non-clinical Children

Jennie C.I. Tsao

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA, jtsao{at}mednet.ucla.edu

Laura B. Allen

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA

Subhadra Evans

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA

Qian Lu

University of Houston, USA

Cynthia D. Myers

University of South Florida, USA

Lonnie K. Zeltzer

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA

This study examined the relationships among anxiety sensitivity (AS), catastrophizing, somatization and pain in 240 non-clinical children (121 girls; mean age = 12.7 years). Children with pain problems (n = 81; 33.8%) reported greater AS and catastrophizing (ps < .01) relative to children without pain problems. AS but not catastrophizing was significantly associated with current pain. However, both AS and catastrophizing were significantly associated with somatization. AS and catastrophizing represent related but partially distinct cognitive constructs that may be targeted by interventions aimed at alleviating pain and somatization in children.

Key Words: anxiety sensitivity • catastrophizing • children • pain • somatization

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 14, No. 8, 1085-1094 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309342306
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