Abstract
Psychometric properties of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index. The present study was conducted to examine the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI; Peterson y Reiss,1992; Sandín et al., 2004). The anxiety sensitivity is considered as a strong risk factor for anxiety pathology. A sample of 726 university students (ranging in age from 18 to 34 years) completed a psychometric assessment package that included the ASI and measures of fears, anxiety, depression and related constructs. It was analyzed at the level of the total scale and at the level of the ASI subscales (Physical Concerns, Cognitive Concerns, and Social Concerns). Normative ASI data are provided and suggest that females scored higher than males on ASI scores except on the social concerns subscale. The ASI is shown to have sound psychometric properties for both reliability and validity.
