The relationship between dissociation and panic symptoms in adolescence and the exploration of potential mediators

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Posted on 11 October 2023

Tags: Alexithymia, Anxiety disorders… Show all

Topics: Alexithymia, Anxiety disorders, Emotional dysregulation
Populations: Adolescents
Publication Types: Blog, Journal article, Survey
Symptoms: dissociative symptoms, panic

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‘The relationship between dissociation and panic symptoms in adolescence and the exploration of potential mediators’

Open Access paper from JCPP Advances

Dissociative experiences have been linked to panic symptoms in adolescents, yet the nature of the association remains unclear.

In the present study, we investigated the longitudinal relationship between dissociative experiences (focusing on the felt sense of anomaly subtype) and panic, as well as the potential mediating roles of emotion regulation strategies (expressive suppression and cognitive reappraisal), alexithymia, and cognitive appraisals of dissociation. Four thousand five hundred one adolescents aged 13–18 years were recruited via social media advertising to take part in an online survey at two timepoints, 1 month apart.

Authors: Lottie Shipp, Alisa Musatova, Emma Černis, Polly Waite

First published: 11 October 2023

https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12202

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