ABSTRACT Our understanding of the phenomenon of health anxiety in children and adolescents has expanded considerably in recent years. The role emotion regulation may play in the etiology of health anxiety has yet to be explored. The purpose of the current investigation was to examine the relationship between self-reported health anxiety, emotion regulation, and associated constructs in children and adolescents. The sample was comprised of 79 children and adolescents between the ages of 7 to 15 years (mean age = 10.89 years; SD = 2.11). Participants completed a series of measures examining health anxiety, emotion regulation, anxiety sensitivity, and depression. Statistically significant associations were not observed between health anxiety and emotion regulation; however, some statistically significant associations were demonstrated between anxiety sensitivity and depression and emotion regulation. Statistically significant associations were observed between health anxiety and anxiety sensitivity. This investigation contributes to a more complete understanding of the factors that may or may not contribute to the etiology of health anxiety in children and adolescents. Our findings may be employed to develop evidence-based assessments and interventions for children and adolescents with elevated health anxiety.

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儿童和青少年的健康焦虑和情绪调节：有关系吗？

摘要近年来，我们对儿童和青少年健康焦虑现象的了解已大大扩展。情绪调节在健康焦虑的病因中可能发挥的作用尚待探索。本研究的目的是检查儿童和青少年自我报告的健康焦虑，情绪调节及相关结构之间的关系。该样本由79位7至15岁之间的儿童和青少年组成（平均年龄= 10.89岁； SD = 2.11）。参与者完成了一系列检查健康焦虑，情绪调节，焦虑敏感性和抑郁的措施。在健康焦虑和情绪调节之间未观察到统计学上的显着关联。然而，焦虑敏感性与抑郁和情绪调节之间存在一些统计学上显着的关联。在健康焦虑和焦虑敏感性之间观察到统计学上显着的关联。这项调查有助于更全面地了解可能会或可能不会导致儿童和青少年健康焦虑的病因的因素。我们的发现可用于对健康焦虑程度较高的儿童和青少年进行循证评估和干预。这项调查有助于更全面地了解可能会或可能不会导致儿童和青少年健康焦虑的病因的因素。我们的发现可用于对健康焦虑程度较高的儿童和青少年进行循证评估和干预。这项调查有助于更全面地了解可能会或可能不会导致儿童和青少年健康焦虑的病因的因素。我们的发现可用于对健康焦虑程度较高的儿童和青少年进行循证评估和干预。