A Preliminary Investigation of Cognitive Features Associated With Worry Among African American Youth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3033168 |
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| Authors | Elena M C Geronimi (0000-0003-0324-4716, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA), Allyn Richards (University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA), Colette Gramszlo (0000-0003-2644-936X, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA, corresponding author), Janet Woodruff-Borden (University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA), Janet Woodruff‐Borden (University of Louisville) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 6-7 |
| Pages | 518-539 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Black Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-7984 • E-ISSN: 1552-4558 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0095798419870076 |
| OpenAlex | W2970612919 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 52 |
Although knowledge of the cognitive factors that place children at risk for worry has grown, little is known about these processes within African American youth. The present study investigated cognitive factors associated with worry in a sample of 47 African American children, ages 8 to 13. Participants completed self-report measures of worry, intolerance of uncertainty, positive and negative beliefs about worry, and negative problem orientation. Results supported the hypothesis that cognitive factors demonstrated significant positive associations with worry. Based on a model predicting worry from all cognitive factors, negative beliefs about worry emerged as the only individual predictor. This is the first study to examine cognitive factors associated with worry in an African American sample of children and provides initial support for the applicability of these cognitive factors in future examinations of worry within this population. Future research should continue to explore cognitive as well as other factors that predispose African America children to worry
Anxiety · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Population · Psychiatry · Worry · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology
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