Journal of Health Psychology First Published February 7, 2012 Research Article The impact of perceived stress and perceived control on anxiety and mood disorders in noncardiac chest pain Diane L Rosenbaum, Kamila S White, Ernest V Gervino Abstract Chest pain without detectable heart disease, noncardiac chest pain (NCCP), is linked with anxiety and depression. Theory posits stress and perceived control may relate to NCCP. We hypothesized stress would have direct and mediated effects via perceived control on anxiety and mood disorders in NCCP. Patients (N = 113) completed questionnaires and a structured diagnostic interview. Stress and perceived control were associated with anxiety and mood disorder severity. Perceived control fully mediated the relation between stress and mood disorder severity but not anxiety disorder severity. Results are partially supportive of anxiety- based theories of NCCP. References American Psychiatric Assocation (2000) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV- TR. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association. Google Scholar Ballash NG, Pemble MK, Usui WM, Buckley AF, Woodruff-Borden J (2006) Family functioning, perceived control and anxiety: A mediational model. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 20: 486–497. Google Scholar Medline Barlow DH (1988) Anxiety and Its Disorders: The Nature and Treatment of Anxiety and Panic. New York: The Guilford Press. Google Scholar Baron RM, Kenny DA (1986) The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 51: 1173– 1182. Google Scholar CrossRef, Medline