COVID-19-related anxiety predicts somatic symptoms in the UK population

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Shevlin, Mark, Nolan, Emma, Owczarek, Marcin, McBride, Orla, Murphy, Jamie, Gibson Miller, Jilly, Hartman, Todd K, Levita, Liat, Mason, Liam, Martinez, Anton P et al (show 5 more authors) , McKay, Ryan, Stocks, Thomas VA, Bennett, Kate M ORCID: 0000-0003-3164-6894, Hyland, Philip and Bentall, Richard P (2020) COVID-19-related anxiety predicts somatic symptoms in the UK population. BRITISH JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY, 25 (4). pp. 875-882.

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Abstract

This study aimed to estimate the association between anxiety associated with COVID-19 and somatic symptoms, using data from a large, representative sample (N = 2,025) of the UK adult population. Results showed that moderate to high levels of anxiety associated with COVID-19 were significantly associated with general somatic symptoms and in particular with gastrointestinal and fatigue symptoms. This pattern of associations remained significant after controlling for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), pre-existing health problems, age, gender, and income. This is the first evidence that anxiety associated with COVID-19 makes a unique contribution to somatization, above and beyond the effect of GAD.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	COVID-19 pandemic, somatic symptoms, COVID-19 related anxiety
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	22 Jun 2020 09:57
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 23:49
DOI:	10.1111/bjhp.12430
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3090539

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