%0 Generic %A Ölmez, Safiye Bahar %A Ataoğlu, Ahmet %A Özçetin, Adnan %A Cangür, Şengül %A Kocagöz, Zehra Başar %A Yazar, Neslihan %A Ataoğlu, Büşra Bahar %D 2018 %T The relationships among impulsivity, anxiety sensitivity and nonsuicidal self-injury characteristics in patients with phobias %U https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/The_relationships_among_impulsivity_anxiety_sensitivity_and_nonsuicidal_self-injury_characteristics_in_patients_with_phobias/7336349 %R 10.6084/m9.figshare.7336349.v1 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13554329 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13554335 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13554341 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13554350 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13554356 %K Agoraphobia %K anxiety sensitivity %K impulsivity %K nonsuicidal self-injury %K phobia %X

Abstract Background: The relationship between impulsivity and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) has been revealed in several mental disorders other than phobias. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among impulsivity, anxiety sensitivity, and NSSI characteristics in patients with phobias, and to compare these relationships with healthy controls. Methods: The sample of this study consisted of outpatients (n = 109) who had been diagnosed with social phobia, agoraphobia or simple phobia in addition to healthy individuals (n = 51) serving as the control group. Data collection tools were the socio-demographic form, the Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS-11), the Inventory of Statements About Self-Injury (ISAS), and the Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI-3). Results: Mean BIS-11 and ASI-3 scores in the social phobia and agoraphobia groups were found to be significantly higher than those in the control group. In addition, a positive correlation was found between ISAS and cognitive anxiety sensitivity scores in the agoraphobia and simple phobia groups. Discussion: The study revealed a positive correlation between cognitive anxiety sensitivity and NSSI in both the agoraphobia and simple phobia groups. The results of this study indicate that anxiety sensitivity may play a regulatory role between impulsivity and NSSI in some sub-groups of phobia.

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