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Anxiety sensitivity moderates the relationship of changes in physiological arousal with flight anxiety during in vivo exposure therapy

Busscher, Bert, Spinhoven, Philip, van Gerwen, Lucas J., de Geus, Eco J.C.·2013·Behaviour Research and Therapy

Abstract

Physiological sensations and discomfort constitute the major symptoms reported by aviophobics. Anxiety sensitivity (AS) seems to moderate the relationship between self-reported somatic sensations and flight anxiety, and AS has been identified as a vulnerability factor for flight phobia. In this study we examined whether AS moderates the effects of somatic sensations and autonomic nervous system reactivity on flight anxiety induced by real flight. In fifty aviophobics participating in Cognitive Behaviour Group Therapy (CBGT), flight anxiety, somatic sensations and autonomic nervous system reactivity were assessed during a guided return flight. Results indicate that physiological reactivity interacted with AS. Changes in heart rate and parasympathetic activity were more strongly associated with changes in reported flight anxiety for high AS participants, and less for participants low on AS. Results did not indicate a moderating effect of AS on the relationship between self-reported somatic sensations and flight anxiety. Our results suggest that therapy for flight phobia might benefit from addressing the physical effect of anxiety, by means of cognitive restructuring and exposure to interoceptive stimuli, particularly in aviophobics high in AS.

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Authors
Busscher, B., Spinhoven, P., van Gerwen, L. J., & de Geus, E. J. C.
Affiliations
Leiden University (NL)
Corresponding author
Busscher, Bert
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-02
Volume
51
Issue
2
Pages
98-105
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2025254379
Cited by
34
References
61
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FWCI
1.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
Keywords
anxiety sensitivity, fear of flying, aviophobia, physiological arousal, autonomic reactivity, heart rate, parasympathetic activity, somatic sensation, in vivo exposure therapy, interoceptive exposure, cognitive restructuring
MeSH terms
Adult, Aerospace Medicine, Aircraft, Anxiety, Arousal, Fear, Female, Humans, Implosive Therapy, Male, Phobic Disorders, Surveys and Questionnaires, Regression Analysis, Travel, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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