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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Getting a Grip of Yourself: Is Grip Strength a Valid Indicator of Mental Health?

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Clinical Science

  • Sean Lee
    Singapore Management University
  • Fanyi Foo
    Nanyang Technological University, National Institute of Education; AWWA Ltd.

Abstract

Using a large, longitudinal, nationally representative sample of middle-aged adults in the United States (N = 1,255), we found that grip strength reliably predicted only the precipitation of panic disorder symptoms, but not depression and anxiety disorder symptoms.

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