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Is Joint Hypermobility Related to Anxiety in a Nonclinical Population Also?

Bulbena, Antonio, Agulló, Albert, Pailhez, Guillem, Martín-Santos, Rocio, Porta, Miquel, Guitart, Joan, Gago, Jordi·2004·Psychosomatics

Abstract

This study examines the association between joint hypermobility syndrome and anxiety in a nonclinical sample. Subjects (N = 526) receiving a medical check-up were assessed with the Hospital del Mar hypermobility criteria and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Scores for trait anxiety, and to a lesser extent state anxiety, were significantly higher among subjects with joint hypermobility syndrome than among subjects without this syndrome (median trait anxiety scores for women: 17 versus 11; median scores for men: 13 versus 1). These findings indicate that the association of joint hypermobility syndrome and anxiety holds even for subjects with no psychiatric diagnosis. Therefore, it seems that this benign connective tissue disorder is a predisposing factor for trait anxiety. However, it is necessary to further explore and define the biological basis of this syndrome, as well as its associations and clinical expressions, which interact with great complexity.

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Authors
Bulbena, A., Agulló, A., Pailhez, G., Martín-Santos, R., Porta, M., Guitart, J., & Gago, J.
Affiliations
Hospital Del Mar (ES)
Corresponding author
Bulbena, Antonio
Venue
Psychosomatics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-09
Volume
45
Issue
5
Pages
432-437
ISSN
0033-3182 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2002612721
Cited by
76
References
2
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 6
FWCI
1.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychosomatics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Connective tissue disorders research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
joint hypermobility syndrome, anxiety, trait anxiety, state anxiety, connective tissue diseases, non-clinical population, sex differences
MeSH terms
Adult, Anticonvulsants, Anxiety, Diazepam, Female, Humans, Joint Instability, Male

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