Anxiety sensitivity within the structural model of affect

This study examines physiological aspects of anxiety using different scales.Anxiety can be positively related to the high-order dimension of negative affect only, whereas depression is not only positively related to negative affect but is also negatively related to the higher-order dimension of positive affect.In this thesis, an exploration of the factor structure of the ASI was undertaken, as well as other measures of anxiety and hyperchondriasis using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).Some results indicated that most constructs examined are multidimensional.Socially observable symptoms were also negatively related to positive affect (lack of self assurance) and mental incapacitation were positively related to guilt.There must be some consensus on the meaning of anxiety in order to establish its relationship with the higher-order dimensions of positive and negative affect. Results point to the importance of examining the construct validity of various scale