Examination Of Trait Stop Rules As Predictors Of Worry, Perseverative Thinking, And Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptoms

Keywords

generalized anxiety disorder; metacognitions; mood-as-input; stop rules; worry

Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to examine the degree to which trait stop rules, as measured by the worry stop rules checklist (WSRC), predict worry, perseveration, and generalized anxiety disorder symptoms (GAD) in a nonclinical sample. Both ‘as many as can’ (AMAC) and ‘feel like’ (FL) stop rules were found to be significantly associated with worry and generalized anxiety disorder symptoms. However, only AMAC stop rules were found to be associated with perseverative worry, as measured by steps on the Catastrophic Interview Procedure (CIP). In addition, stop rules were found to predict worry and symptoms associated with GAD after controlling for variables from the metacognitive model of GAD. Overall, the current study provides support for the relation between trait stop rules, worry, and symptoms associated with GAD.

Publication Date

10-1-2015

Publication Title

Journal of Experimental Psychopathology

Volume

6

Issue

3

Number of Pages

242-252

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.5127/jep.040714

Socpus ID

85054495058 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85054495058

This document is currently not available here.

Share

COinS