01530nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001800042653001200060653004100072653002000113653002400133100002600157700002000183700001700203700002700220700001900247700002000266245008300286856006600369300001100435490000700446520080900453022001401262       2017                            d  coctbElsevier10aAnxiety10aAutonomic nervous system dysfunction10aBody perception10aJoint hypermobility1 aAndrea Bulbena-Cabré1 aGuillem Pailhez1 aAnna Cabrera1 aCarolina Baeza-Velasco1 aStephen Porges1 aAntonio Bulbena00aBody perception in a sample of nonclinical youngsters with joint hypermobility  uhttp://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1134793717300374  a99-1030 v233 aBackground Participants with Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) often suffer from anxiety, stress related illnesses and also from dysautonomia. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is hypothesized to play a key role in the relationship between these variables. However, to date, no studies have assessed body awareness and the reactivity of autonomically-regulated organs in JHS using the Body Perception Questionnaire. Method A cross sectional study including 117 nonclinical youngsters (mean age 16.96±0.87 years old) assessed JHS in relation to body perception. JHS screening was done using the self-reported Screening Questionnaire for Collagen condition and Hypermobility assessment (SQCH) and body perception was assessed using the Spanish version of the Body Perception Questionnaire (BPQ). Results  a1134-7937