Levels of anxiety sensitivity, somatosensory amplification and alexithymia in patients with unexplained infertility

10.22541/au.162410213.30070856/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Buket Koparal ◽

Beril Gürlek ◽

Çiçek Hocaoğlu ◽

Selim Polat

Keyword(s):

Anxiety Sensitivity ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Unexplained Infertility ◽

Sensitivity Index ◽

Clinical Scale ◽

Somatosensory Amplification ◽

Scale Scores ◽

Mental Symptoms ◽

Infertile Patients ◽

Fertile Women

Objective: In this study, it was aimed to focus on the psychological aspect of unexplained infertility by comparing the mental symptoms of infertility due to known causes and fertile patients. Patients and Methods: 60 unexplained infertility patiens, 50 infertile patients with a known cause and 56 fertile patients were included in the study. Socio-demographic data form, Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Somatosensory Amplification Scale (SAS) and Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI-3) were applied to the patients. Results: No significant differences in the levels of alexithymia, somatosensory amplification, and anxiety sensitivity were detected across the groups (p>0.05). When the correlation of clinical scale scores with each other was analyzed in the whole group of infertile patients regardless of the cause, anxiety sensitivity was found increased as difficulty identifying feelings increased. Conclusion: In our study, it has been found out that; regardless of the knowledge of the etiology of infertility, the levels of alexithymia, somatosensory amplification, and anxiety sensitivity of infertile cases did not differ from those of fertile women. However, it has been shown that as the difficulty in identifying emotions increases in infertile cases, anxiety sensitivity, which may cause psychological infertility, also increases.

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Investigating fear of childbirth in pregnant women and its relationship between anxiety sensitivity and somatosensory amplification

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ◽

10.1080/01443615.2020.1732894 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Asli Enzel Koc ◽

Sabri Colak ◽

Gamze Vesile Colak ◽

Meltem Pusuroglu ◽

Cicek Hocaoglu

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Anxiety Sensitivity ◽

Fear Of Childbirth ◽

Somatosensory Amplification

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Experimental study on the effects of anxiety sensitivity and somatosensory amplification on the response to the 35% CO₂ challenge in abstinent smokers.

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology ◽

10.1037/pha0000048 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 23 (6) ◽

pp. 464-476 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Fiammetta Cosci ◽

Hussein Mohamed Hussein Ibrahim ◽

Alice Nannini ◽

Koen Schruers

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Anxiety Sensitivity ◽

Somatosensory Amplification

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Investigation of the relationships between cybercondria, anxiety sensitivity, somatosensory amplification, and intolerance to uncertainty (tur)

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry ◽

10.5505/kpd.2021.40221 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 450-458

Author(s):

Yavuz Yılmaz ◽

Erdi Bahadır ◽

Ali Erdoğan

Keyword(s):

Anxiety Sensitivity ◽

Somatosensory Amplification

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New Evidence on the Construct Validity of the ASI-3 and the Dimensional Conceptualization of Trait Anxiety Sensitivity From IRT Modeling

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000284 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 181-189 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Christoph J. Kemper ◽

Michael Hock

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Anxiety Sensitivity ◽

Latent Class ◽

Dimensional Structure ◽

Sensitivity Index ◽

Response Scale ◽

Established Risk Factor ◽

Irt Models ◽

Level Data ◽

Extreme Response

Abstract. Anxiety Sensitivity (AS) denotes the tendency to fear anxiety-related sensations. Trait AS is an established risk factor for anxiety pathology. The Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 (ASI-3) is a widely used measure of AS and its three most robust dimensions with well-established construct validity. At present, the dimensional conceptualization of AS, and thus, the construct validity of the ASI-3 is challenged. A latent class structure with two distinct and qualitatively different forms, an adaptive form (normative AS) and a maladaptive form (AS taxon, predisposing for anxiety pathology) was postulated. Item Response Theory (IRT) models were applied to item-level data of the ASI-3 in an attempt to replicate previous findings in a large nonclinical sample (N = 2,603) and to examine possible interpretations for the latent discontinuity observed. Two latent classes with a pattern of distinct responses to ASI-3 items were found. However, classes were indicative of participant’s differential use of the response scale (midpoint and extreme response style) rather than differing in AS content (adaptive and maladaptive AS forms). A dimensional structure of AS and the construct validity of the ASI-3 was supported.

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