SynthesisJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2018
Anxiety sensitivity and suicidal ideation/suicide risk: A meta-analysis.
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Repeated Exposure to Perceptual Illusion Challenges Reduces Anxiety Sensitivity Cognitive Concerns: Evidence From a Randomized Clinical Trial.Behavior therapy · 2019Trial
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- Trajectories of Suicidal Risk Impact Mood Regulation Differently in Patients With a Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder.Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Cluster analysis of anxiety sensitivity among adults who smoke.Cognitive behaviour therapy · 2026Article
- Mediating Effect of Anxiety/Depression Between Nomophobia and Disordered Eating Among Lebanese Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Prevalence and related factors of anxiety symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder and a history of recent suicide attempts: cross-sectional study.BJPsych open · 2026Article
- Direct and indirect associations of hypochondriasis with suicidality in psychiatric outpatients: mediating roles of anxiety and depression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Prediction of suicide attempts in depressive disorder and panic disorder with/without agoraphobia: multivariate analysis of clinical predictors.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Effects of Duration of Untreated Illness on Suicidal Ideation Among Patients With Panic Disorder.Psychiatry investigation · 2026Article
- Cognitive anxiety sensitivity: Invariance, longitudinal course, and associations with suicide risk in a large military sample.Psychological assessment · 2025Article
- Affective dynamics and emotional reactivity in social anxiety disorder.Psychological medicine · 2025Article
- Network Analysis of Psychopathological Dimensions in Patients with and Without Suicidal Ideation.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Chain mediation of anxiety and suicidal ideation: a 2021-2025 cross-sectional analysis in Chinese temporomandibular disorders patients.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Practice Experiences for School Reintegration (PrESR): A Pilot Multiphase Optimization Trial of a Virtual Reality Intervention for Adolescents Hospitalized for Suicide-Related Thoughts and Behaviors.Evidence-based practice in child and adolescent mental health · 2025Article
- The mediating role of anxiety between child abuse and pain among a sample of Lebanese adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveSuicide is a global public health concern. To inform the prevention and treatment of suicidality, it is crucial to identify transdiagnostic vulnerability factors for suicide and suicide-related conditions. One candidate factor is anxiety sensitivity (AS)-the fear of anxiety-related sensations-which has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a host of mental health outcomes, including suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Importantly, AS is distinct from trait anxiety and negative affectivity, highlighting its potential incremental utility in the understanding of psychopathology. Despite a burgeoning body of literature demonstrating that AS is linked to suicidal thoughts and behaviors, this research has yet to be synthesized.
methodThis meta-analysis includes 33 articles representing 34 nonredundant samples (N = 14,002) that examined at least one relationship between AS global or subfactor (i.e., cognitive, physical, social) scores and suicidal ideation and/or suicide risk.
resultsFindings revealed small-to-moderate and moderate associations between global AS and suicidal ideation (r = .24, 95% confidence interval (CI): [.21, .26], p < .001) and suicide risk (r = .35, 95% CI [.31, .38], p < .001), respectively. All AS subfactors evinced significant associations with suicidal ideation (rs = .13-.24) and suicide risk (rs = .22-.32).
conclusionsAS is related to suicidal ideation and global suicide risk. Research is needed to disentangle AS from other indices of distress in the prediction of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Theoretical and clinical implications of these findings are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).
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