Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is the fear of anxiety-related sensations arising from beliefs that these
sensations have harmful physical, psychological, or social consequences. AS is measured
using the Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI), a 16-item self-report questionnaire. Little is known
about the origins of AS, although social learning experiences (including sex-role
socialization experiences) may be important. The present study examined whether there
were gender differences in:(a) the lower-or higher-order factor structure of the ASI; and/or (b) …