How does anxiety sensitivity increase risk of chronic medical conditions?

A Horenstein, CM Potter… - … Psychology: Science and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Anxiety sensitivity (AS; fear of anxiety‐related symptoms) is an established transdiagnostic
risk factor for psychiatric disorders and is related to a variety of chronic medical conditions …

Anxiety sensitivity and distress tolerance in smokers: relations with tobacco dependence, withdrawal, and quitting success

TR Schlam, TB Baker, SS Smith… - Nicotine and Tobacco …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Introduction This study examined relations of two affective vulnerabilities, high anxiety
sensitivity (AS) and low distress tolerance (DT), with tobacco dependence, withdrawal …

Anxiety sensitivity and smoking among Spanish-speaking Latinx smokers

MJ Zvolensky, J Bakhshaie, JM Shepherd, N Peraza… - Addictive …, 2019 - Elsevier
Despite the documented health disparities for smoking among the Latinx population, there is
limited understanding of transdiagnostic constructs that may help explain smoking among …

The role of anxiety-relevant transdiagnostic factors in comorbid chronic pain and tobacco cigarette smoking

LR LaRowe, MJ Zvolensky, JW Ditre - Cognitive Therapy and Research, 2019 - Springer
Despite the notable prevalence and comorbidity of tobacco cigarette dependence and
chronic pain, relatively little is known about potential mechanisms of action. Research has …

Does exercise aid smoking cessation through reductions in anxiety sensitivity and dysphoria?

MJ Zvolensky, D Rosenfield, L Garey… - Health …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Research shows that high anxiety sensitivity (AS) and dysphoria are related to
poor smoking cessation outcomes. Engaging in exercise may contribute to improvement in …

Worry, anxiety sensitivity, and electronic cigarettes among adults

MJ Zvolensky, NA Mayorga, L Garey - Psychiatry research, 2018 - Elsevier
Although electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is now a common substance use behavior,
there is little understanding of the individual difference factors related to e-cigarette use …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated mHealth app for smoking cessation in black smokers with anxiety: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

MS Businelle, L Garey, MW Gallagher… - JMIR Research …, 2022 - researchprotocols.org
Background Black smokers have greater difficulty in quitting and higher rates of smoking-
related diseases and disabilities than the general population. The smoking disparities …

Anxiety sensitivity in relation to cigarette smoking and other substance use in African American smokers.

ME Kelly, CR Guillot, EN Quinn, HR Lucke… - Psychology of …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Anxiety sensitivity (AS)—fearfulness of anxiety symptoms—has been implicated in the
etiology of emotional disorders (eg, depressive and anxiety disorders) and linked to …

Individual differences in emotion dysregulation and trajectory of withdrawal symptoms during a quit attempt among treatment-seeking smokers

AH Rogers, J Bakhshaie, L Garey, TM Piasecki… - Behaviour research and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Cigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United
States, and withdrawal symptoms are central to the maintenance of tobacco use. Previous …

Pain-related anxiety and smoking processes: The explanatory role of dysphoria

T Smit, N Peraza, L Garey, KJ Langdon, JW Ditre… - Addictive …, 2019 - Elsevier
Scientific evidence suggests that pain-related anxiety may contribute to the maintenance of
tobacco addiction among smokers with varying levels of pain. Yet, no work has investigated …