Threat sensitivity mediates the association between perceived safety and anxiety in adolescents from urban communities.

IF 3.7 2区医学 Q1 PSYCHIATRY

Journal of psychiatric research Pub Date : 2024-11-29 DOI:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.11.046

Carmen Carpenter, Autumm R Heeter, MacKenna M Shampine, Leah C Gowatch, Samantha L Ely, Amanpreet Bhogal, Emilie-Clare L O'Mara, Clara G Zundel, Nina M Lipanski, Breanna A Borg, Sharon Marshall, Laura J Benjamins, Hannah Schacter, Christopher Youngman, Hilary A Marusak

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Purpose: Despite the prevalence of violence exposure (VE) among youth and its link to increased risk for anxiety and related psychiatric disorders, few studies have examined potential mediators. The present study investigated the relationships among lifetime VE, perceived safety, threat sensitivity, and anxiety symptoms in adolescents from an urban minority community (Detroit, MI).

Methods: A sample of 54 adolescents (ages 14-18, 55.6% female) self-reported on VE, safety, threat sensitivity, and anxiety symptoms in an online survey. Linear regression analyses were conducted to examine the associations among these variables.

Results: Results indicated that perceived safety, but not VE, was significantly associated with lower anxiety and threat sensitivity. Furthermore, threat sensitivity mediated the association between perceived safety and anxiety symptoms.

Discussion: The findings of the present study highlight (1) the potential protective role of perceived safety and (2) threat sensitivity as a potential target for disrupting anxiety-related pathways in adolescents with VE.

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Journal of psychiatric research 医学-精神病学

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7.30

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2.10%

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622

审稿时长

130 days

期刊介绍： Founded in 1961 to report on the latest work in psychiatry and cognate disciplines, the Journal of Psychiatric Research is dedicated to innovative and timely studies of four important areas of research: (1) clinical studies of all disciplines relating to psychiatric illness, as well as normal human behaviour, including biochemical, physiological, genetic, environmental, social, psychological and epidemiological factors; (2) basic studies pertaining to psychiatry in such fields as neuropsychopharmacology, neuroendocrinology, electrophysiology, genetics, experimental psychology and epidemiology; (3) the growing application of clinical laboratory techniques in psychiatry, including imagery and spectroscopy of the brain, molecular biology and computer sciences;