Terror catastrophizing: association with anxiety, depression, and transgenerational effects

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Title: Terror catastrophizing: association with anxiety, depression, and transgenerational effects
Authors: Shuya Li, Matt Orr, Kerstin Jessica Plessen, Anne Katrine Pagsberg, Sandra Meier
Source: Eur J Psychotraumatol
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, Vol 15, Iss 1 (2024)
European journal of psychotraumatology, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 2374165
Publisher Information: Informa UK Limited, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Subject Terms: Male, Adult, Parents, Adolescent, Denmark, Humans, Female, Depression/psychology, Catastrophization/psychology, Terrorism/psychology, Child, Surveys and Questionnaires, Anxiety/psychology, Parents/psychology, Middle Aged, Fear/psychology, Terrorism, Terrorismo, childhood trauma, encuesta en línea, internalizing symptoms, lifetime trauma, online surveys, síntomas internalizantes, trauma durante la vida, trauma en la infancia, RC435-571, Anxiety, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Psychiatry, Basic Research Article, Depression, Catastrophization, Fear, 16. Peace & justice, 3. Good health
Description: Background & Objectives: Terror catastrophizing, defined as an ongoing fear of future terrorist attacks, is associated with a higher incidence of anxiety disorders, among other psychological impacts. However, previous studies examining terror catastrophizing's relationship to other mental health disorders are limited. The current study sought to determine if patients diagnosed with anxiety and depression would experience increased terror catastrophizing. Additionally, this study aimed to investigate whether parental terror catastrophizing increases children's internalizing symptoms.Design & Methods: Individuals were randomly drawn from the Danish Civil Registration System and invited to complete a series of questionnaires to measure terror catastrophizing tendency, lifetime parental trauma, and children's internalizing symptoms. In total, n = 4,175 invitees completed the survey of which 933 reported on a child between 6 and 18 years. Responses were analyzed using a generalized linear regression model.Results: Participants diagnosed with anxiety alone or comorbid with depression were more likely to experience symptoms of terror catastrophizing than undiagnosed participants (β = 0.10, p
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ISSN: 2000-8066
DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2374165
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Abstract:Background & Objectives: Terror catastrophizing, defined as an ongoing fear of future terrorist attacks, is associated with a higher incidence of anxiety disorders, among other psychological impacts. However, previous studies examining terror catastrophizing's relationship to other mental health disorders are limited. The current study sought to determine if patients diagnosed with anxiety and depression would experience increased terror catastrophizing. Additionally, this study aimed to investigate whether parental terror catastrophizing increases children's internalizing symptoms.Design & Methods: Individuals were randomly drawn from the Danish Civil Registration System and invited to complete a series of questionnaires to measure terror catastrophizing tendency, lifetime parental trauma, and children's internalizing symptoms. In total, n = 4,175 invitees completed the survey of which 933 reported on a child between 6 and 18 years. Responses were analyzed using a generalized linear regression model.Results: Participants diagnosed with anxiety alone or comorbid with depression were more likely to experience symptoms of terror catastrophizing than undiagnosed participants (β = 0.10, p
ISSN:20008066
DOI:10.1080/20008066.2024.2374165