Michael J Zvolensky1,2,3, Brooke Y Kauffman1, Daniel Bogiaizian4, Andres G Viana1, Jafar Bakhshaie1, Natalia Peraza1. 1. Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA. 2. Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA. 3. HEALTH Institute, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA. 4. Psychotherapeutic Area of "Asociación Ayuda", Anxiety Disorders Clinic (Buenos Aires), Argentina.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Latinx young adults in college (ages 18-25 years) are at a heightened risk for health disparities and there is a need to understand individual-based characteristics that are related to such health inequalities including anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances. The cross-sectional current study investigated the role of worry in relation to anxious arousal, social anxiety, general depression, and insomnia among Latinx college students. Participants/Method: Participants included 401 (Mage = 21 years; SD =2.01; 83% female) Latinx students at a large, southwestern university. Results: Results indicated that greater levels of worry were related to increased levels of anxious arousal, social anxiety, general depression, and insomnia. These findings were evident above and beyond variance accounted for by age, sex, and subjective social status. Conclusions: The current investigation suggests that elevated levels of worry among Latinx young adults may be associated with greater levels of anxiety, depression, and insomnia.
OBJECTIVE: Latinx young adults in college (ages 18-25 years) are at a heightened risk for health disparities and there is a need to understand individual-based characteristics that are related to such health inequalities including anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances. The cross-sectional current study investigated the role of worry in relation to anxious arousal, social anxiety, general depression, and insomnia among Latinx college students. Participants/Method: Participants included 401 (Mage = 21 years; SD =2.01; 83% female) Latinx students at a large, southwestern university. Results: Results indicated that greater levels of worry were related to increased levels of anxious arousal, social anxiety, general depression, and insomnia. These findings were evident above and beyond variance accounted for by age, sex, and subjective social status. Conclusions: The current investigation suggests that elevated levels of worry among Latinx young adults may be associated with greater levels of anxiety, depression, and insomnia.
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