E-ISSN : 2733-4538
This study examined the relations between Anxiety Sensitivity(AS) and pain responses in Adolescents. Anxiety Sensitivity Index(Korean version) were administered to 106 undergraduate students. They were classified two groups on the basis on high AS and low AS scores of AS scale. And they were administered to Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale and Catastrophizing subscale of Coping Strategies Questionnaire(Korean version). Also fifty students were measured by cold pains(threshold/tolerance) and pressure pain thresholds. The results of this present study indicate that students with high AS experiences greater negative effects than do low AS students. But pain tolerance was not significantly differed in two groups. These results are discussed in relation to Anxiety Sensitivity.