Correlates of anxiety sensitivity among African American adolescents living in urban public housing

Bibliographic Data

ID11042166
AuthorsVon E Nebbitt, Von Nebbitt (0000-0001-9635-5022, Howard University, corresponding author), Sharon F Lambert (0000-0001-8249-5059, George Washington University)
Year2009
Volume37
Issue2
Pages268-280
Publication date2009-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.20292
OpenAlexW2010351506
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited31

This study examines individual, social, and contextual correlates of anxiety sensitivity among African American adolescents living in public housing. The study also reports prevalence of anxiety sensitivity among this population of youth. Participants included 238 African American adolescents (mean age=15.6) living in three public housing developments in a large Midwest city. These adolescents reported about their anxiety sensitivity, antisocial behavior, parental monitoring, affiliation with delinquent peers, and perceptions of their neighborhood. The study uses a cross‐sectional research design. Age and gender differences were not detected for anxiety sensitivity. Results indicate a significant association between neighborhood hazard and anxiety sensitivity. This association was exacerbated by exposure to delinquent peers. Parental monitoring and older age attenuated the relationship between neighborhood hazard and anxiety sensitivity. Findings suggest that interventions to prevent or ameliorate anxiety sensitivity among African American adolescents living in public housing must not only focus on reducing neighborhood risk factors but also on enhancing the protective factors available to the youth. Implications for clinical practice are discussed. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc

Anxiety · Anxiety sensitivity · Association (psychology) · Environmental health · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Psychology · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance

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