A brief scale of pathological worry that everyone already has
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21621493 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B Verkuil (0000-0002-9991-0690, Leiden University, corresponding author), Briana N Brownlow (0000-0002-0835-4247, The Ohio State University), Michael W Vasey (0000-0001-9476-2150, The Ohio State University), Jos F Brosschot (0000-0003-1472-810X, Leiden University), Julian F Thayer (0000-0001-9385-3421, University of California, Irvine) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 2868-2879 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12144-021-01603-z |
| OpenAlex | W3138220337 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 48 |
Worry is a central process in a wide range of psychopathological and somatic conditions. Three studies ( N = 856) were used to test whether a subscale composed of five items of the most commonly used trait anxiety questionnaire, Spielberger’s State Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait version (STAI-T), is appropriate to measure worry. Results showed that the subscale, named the Brief Worry Scale (BWS), had excellent internal consistency and temporal stability. Convergent and divergent validity were supported by correlation analyses using worry questionnaires and measures of anxious arousal and depression. The BWS was a particularly good predictor of the pathogenic aspects of worry, including worry perseveration in daily life (study 1), measures of clinical worry (study 2) and the uncontrollability of experimentally induced worry (study 3). Taken together, these studies demonstrate that the BWS might be a valuable scale for pathological worry, for which many researchers already have data
Anxiety · Arousal · Convergent validity · Developmental psychology · Internal consistency · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Psychopathology · Trait · Worry · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |