Autonomy deficits as vulnerability for anxiety: evidence from two laboratory-based studies
| Autor: | Kunst, L. E., Maas, J., Van Assen, M. A.L.M., Van der Heijden, W., Bekker, M. H.J., Leerstoel Buskens, Social Networks, Solidarity and Inequality |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Leerstoel Buskens, Social Networks, Solidarity and Inequality, Medical and Clinical Psychology, Department of Methodology and Statistics |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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050103 clinical psychology media_common.quotation_subject autonomy-connectedness SOCIAL ANXIETY Vulnerability Anxiety SELF-REPORT Developmental psychology stress Young Adult Alexithymia Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ATTACHMENT STYLES medicine Attachment theory Developmental and Educational Psychology Personality Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Interpersonal Relations autonomy media_common CONNECTEDNESS PERSONALITY sensitivity to others SOCIOTROPY-AUTONOMY 05 social sciences Social anxiety PSYCHOPATHOLOGY DEPRESSION medicine.disease ALEXITHYMIA Clinical Psychology Psychiatry and Mental health Self-awareness Personal Autonomy Female medicine.symptom Psychology self-awareness Autonomy |
| Zdroj: | Anxiety, Stress and Coping, 32(3), 244. Brunner-Routledge (US) Anxiety, Stress and Coping, 32(3), 244-258. Brunner-Routledge (US) |
| ISSN: | 1477-2205 1061-5806 |
| Popis: | BackgroundAutonomous individuals are characterized by self-governance; awareness of and capacity to realize one’s wishes and needs, while being connected with and sensitive towards others. In line with earlier research showing consistent associations between autonomy-connectedness deficits and anxiety, we tested in two studies whether autonomy deficits predict anxious responses to acute stressors.MethodsIn Study 1, participants (N = 177) viewed an anxiety-inducing film fragment and reported anxiety before and after viewing the clip. In experimental Study 2, participants (N = 100) were randomly allocated to one of two conditions: giving a short presentation to an audience (impromptu speech task) or watching another person’s presentation (control condition). Anxiety was measured at baseline, after a preparation period and directly after the presentation.ResultsIn Study 1, individuals’ anxiety in reaction to watching the movie was positively associated with the autonomy-connectedness component sensitivity to others. In Study 2, individuals’ anxiety in reaction to preparing the presentation was negatively associated with the autonomy-connectedness component self-awareness.ConclusionsSpecific autonomy components may be related to experiencing anxiety in differing situations (i.e., related to others’ distress or presenting one’s personal views). Collectively these results indicate that autonomy-connectedness deficits may form a vulnerability factor for experiencing anxiety. |
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