A MULTIDIMENSIONAL MEASURE OF WORRY - DEVELOPMENT AND PRELIMINARY VALIDATION OF THE ANXIOUS THOUGHTS INVENTORY

被引：123

作者：

WELLS, A

机构：

[1] Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford

来源：

ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING | 1994年 / 6卷 / 04期

关键词：

WORRY MEASUREMENT; SOCIAL-WORRY; HEALTH-WORRY; WORRY-PROCESSES; UNCONTROLLABILITY;

D O I：

10.1080/10615809408248803

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

This paper reports the development of a dispositional self-report measure of multiple dimensions of generalised worry. Factor analyses demonstrated a replicable three factor structure indicating that this measure of worry comprises three basic dimensions: social worry, health worry, and meta-worry. The first two factors reflect different content dimensions whereas the meta-worry factor consists of both content and process dimensions of worry. Individual differences in subscale scores show moderate stability over time, and the subscales possess good psychometric properties. Significant correlations were found between worry subscales and personality dimensions of self-consciousness and EPI scores. The role of multi-dimensional measurement in the exploration of worry is discussed.

引用

页码：289 / 299

页数：11

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