Intolerance of uncertainty, causal uncertainty, causal importance, self-concept clarity and their relations to generalized anxiety disorder
Autor: | Naomi Koerner, Andrea Kusec, Kathleen Tallon |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male endocrine system 050103 clinical psychology Generalized anxiety disorder Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Self-concept 050109 social psychology Anxiety Logistic regression Developmental psychology Young Adult Cognition Social cognition medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences media_common 05 social sciences Uncertainty medicine.disease Anxiety Disorders Self Concept Clinical Psychology Logistic Models Trait Female Self Report medicine.symptom Worry Psychology |
Zdroj: | Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 45:307-323 |
ISSN: | 1651-2316 1650-6073 |
DOI: | 10.1080/16506073.2016.1171391 |
Popis: | Although numerous studies have provided support for the notion that intolerance of uncertainty plays a key role in pathological worry (the hallmark feature of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)), other uncertainty-related constructs may also have relevance for the understanding of individuals who engage in pathological worry. Three constructs from the social cognition literature, causal uncertainty, causal importance, and self-concept clarity, were examined in the present study to assess the degree to which these explain unique variance in GAD, over and above intolerance of uncertainty. N = 235 participants completed self-report measures of trait worry, GAD symptoms, and uncertainty-relevant constructs. A subgroup was subsequently classified as low in GAD symptoms (n = 69) or high in GAD symptoms (n = 54) based on validated cut scores on measures of trait worry and GAD symptoms. In logistic regressions, only elevated intolerance of uncertainty and lower self-concept clarity emerged as unique correlates of high (vs. low) GAD symptoms. The possible role of self-concept uncertainty in GAD and the utility of integrating social cognition theories and constructs into clinical research on intolerance of uncertainty are discussed. |
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