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

Mark Shevlin; Emma Nolan; Marcin Owczarek; Orla McBride; Jamie Murphy; Jilly Gibson Miller; Todd K. Hartman; Liat Levita; Liam Mason; Anton P. Martinez; Ryan McKay; Thomas V.A. Stocks; Kate M. Bennett; Philip Hyland; Richard P. Bentall

doi:10.1111/bjhp.12430

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

Mark Shevlin
, Emma Nolan
, Marcin Owczarek
, Orla McBride
, Jamie Murphy
, Jilly Gibson Miller
, Todd K. Hartman
, Liat Levita
, Liam Mason
, Anton P. Martinez
, Ryan McKay
, Thomas V.A. Stocks
, Kate M. Bennett
, Philip Hyland
, Richard P. Bentall

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	875-882
Number of pages	8
Journal	British Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	25
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12430
Publication status	Published - 27 May 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Shevlin, M., Nolan, E., Owczarek, M., McBride, O., Murphy, J., Miller, J. G., Hartman, T. K., Levita, L., Mason, L., Martinez, A. P., McKay, R., Stocks, T. V. A., Bennett, K. M., Hyland, P., & Bentall, R. P. (2020). COVID‐19‐related anxiety predicts somatic symptoms in the UK population. British Journal of Health Psychology, 25(4), 875-882. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12430

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