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This version was published on June 1, 2008
Assessment, Vol. 15, No. 2, 188-203 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1073191107311284

The Latent Structure of Anxiety Sensitivity—Revisited

Joshua J. Broman-Fulks

Appalachian State University, bromanfulksj{at}appstate.edu

Bradley A. Green

University of Southern Mississippi

Mitchell E. Berman

University of Southern Mississippi

Bunmi O. Olatunji

Vanderbilt University

Randolph C. Arnau

University of Southern Mississippi

Brett J. Deacon

University of Wyoming

Craig N. Sawchuk

University of Washington

Anxiety sensitivity has been implicated as a risk factor for the development and maintenance of panic and other anxiety disorders. Although researchers have generally assumed that anxiety sensitivity is a dimensional, rather than categorical, variable, recent taxometric research has raised questions concerning the accuracy of this assumption. The present study examined the latent structure of anxiety sensitivity by applying four taxometric procedures (MAXEIG, MAXCOV, MAMBAC, and L-Mode) to data collected from two large nonclinical samples (n = 1,025 and n = 744) using two distinct measures of anxiety sensitivity (Anxiety Sensitivity Profile and Anxiety Sensitivity Index—Revised). In contrast to previous taxometric analyses of anxiety sensitivity, results of the present research provided convergent evidence for a latent anxiety sensitivity dimension. Several potential explanations for the discrepancy between these findings and those of previous research are discussed, as well as the implications of these findings for the conceptualization and measurement of anxiety sensitivity.

Key Words: anxiety sensitivity • anxiety • dimensional • continuous • taxometric


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