%0 Journal Article
%T Retrospectives memories of negative life events and cardiophobia: testing the hypothesis of mediation of hostility.
%A Dragioti E.
%A Tsartsalis D.
%A Gouva M.
%J Interscientific Health Care
%D 2012
%I University of Thessaly
%X Introduction: Retrospective memories of stressful events during childhood have been related empirically with a wide range of somatization symptoms in adulthood. Objective and Aim: The Objective of the present study was to clarify the possible link between memories of childhood stressful events and adult heart focused anxiety. Method: A community sample of 300 individuals (100 men ¨C 200 women, mean age 33, SD = 12,5 ranged 18¨C75), completed the Greek version of the Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire and the Hostility and Direction of Hostility Questionnaire, along with a questionnaire regarding retrospective memories of stressful experiences during childhood. Results: Childhood stressful memories were associated with higher levels of both heart focused anxiety and hostility (r=.005). Elevated levels of cardiac anxiety were also correlated with a hostile attitude (r¡Ü.001) Regression models revealed that criticism of others, acting-out hostility, guilt and paranoid hostility fully mediated the link between stressful memories and heart focused anxiety for women (¦Â=.416, ¦Â=. 379, ¦Â= 529 ¦Â=.323, p=<.004), after adjustments. Conclusion: Screening for hostile attitudes may provide information for anxiety sensitivity and somatization males and females that could allow health care providers to tailor treatment more effectively.
%K Heart focused anxiety
%K hostility
%K somatization
%K trait anxiety
%U http://inhealthcare.gr/article/en/retrospectives-memories-of-negative-life-events-and-cardiophobia-testing-the-hypothesis-of-mediation-of-hostility