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Weekly assessment of worry: an adaptation of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire for monitoring changes during treatment
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Development and validation of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 28, 487-495.] for weekly assessment of worry was evaluated in a brief treatment study. Cognitive restructuring techniques were taught to 28 nonclinical high-worriers, 14 of whom served as a control group in a lagged waiting-list design. Results showed that the Penn State Worry Questionnaire-Past Week (PSWQ-PW) was highly reliable and substantially valid in the assessment of both (a) weekly status of worry and (b) treatment-related changes in worry: average Cronbach's alpha was 0.91; average convergent correlation with a past-week adaptation of the Worry Domains Questionnaire [Tallis, F., Eysenck, M. W. and Mathews, A. (1992). A questionnaire for the measurement of nonpathological worry. Personality and Individual Differences, 13, 161-168.] was 0.63 and pre-post improvement on PSWQ-PW showed a 0.71 correlation with the Questionnaire of Changes in Experiencing and Behavior [Zielke, M. and Kopf-Mehnert, C. (1978). Veränderungsfragebogen des Erlebens und Verhaltens. Weinheim, Germany: Beltz Test Gesellschaft.]. It is concluded that the PSWQ-PW is a useful instrument for monitoring pathological worry in experimental and applied settings.
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“The PSWQ -PW has strong reliability and good convergent validity with other measures of weekly worry (Puccinelli et al ., 2022; Stöber and Bittencourt, 1998).”
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“Amongst clinical GAD subjects, the PSWQ and PSWQ-PW have demonstrated high internal consistency and good test-retest reliability (Meyer, Miller, Metzger, & Borkovec, 1990; Stoeber & Bittencourt, 1998).”
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“Following the task, participants also completed the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory—Trait Version [STAI-T; Spielberger, 1983], the Penn State Worry Questionnaire [PSWQ; Stober and Bittencourt, 1998], the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale [IUS; Buhr and Dugas, 2002], and a 10-item questionnaire measuring levels of time ma…”
Methodvan Bentum, J. S., Sijbrandij, M., Kerkhof, A. J. F. M., Huisman, A., Arntz, A. R., Holmes, E. A., Franx, G. C., Mokkenstorm, J. K., & Huibers, M. J. H. (2019) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-019-2129-0 · Cited by 20
Cognitive-behavior therapy resolves implicit fear associations in generalized anxiety disorder
Reinecke, A., Rinck, M., Becker, E. S., & Hoyer, J. (2012) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2012.10.004 · Cited by 21
Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Worry Domains Questionnaire
McCarthy-Larzelere, M., Diefenbach, G. J., Williamson, D. A., Netemeyer, R., Bentz, B. G., & Manguno‐Mire, G. M. (2001) · Assessment · doi:10.1177/107319110100800206 · Cited by 19
Mumma, G. H., & Fluck, J. (2016) · The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist · doi:10.1017/s1754470x16000088 · Cited by 18
“For example, while completing the bi-daily measures, Phillip completed the BDI-II (scores ranged from 25 to 38), BAI (range 13–21), BHS (18–20), and PSWQ-Past Week (Stöber & Bittencourt, 1998) (71–82), all indicating that moderate levels of anxiety, moderate to severe depression, and severe worry and hopelessness cont…”
MethodDoes a novel training in mental imagery reduce pathological worry?
Skodzik, T., Adelt, M., Nossek, V. A., Kuck, S., & Ehring, T. (2018) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2018.07.005 · Cited by 12
Joos, E., Vansteenwegen, D., Brunfaut, E., Bastiaens, T., Demyttenaere, K., Pieters, G., & Hermans, D. (2011) · Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment · doi:10.1007/s10862-011-9265-2 · Cited by 16
Eylem, Ö., van Straten, A., Bhui, K. S., & Kerkhof, A. J. F. M. (2015) · International Review of Psychiatry · doi:10.3109/09540261.2014.996121 · Cited by 15
Cognitive effects of onabotulinumtoxinA in chronic migraine
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von Känel, R., Vökt, F., Biasiutti, F. D., Stauber, S., Wuillemin, W. A., & Lukas, P. S. (2012) · Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis · doi:10.1111/j.1538-7836.2012.04801.x · Cited by 14
Ramiro‐Cortijo, D., de la Calle, M., Gila-Díaz, A., Jiménez, B. M., Martin-Cabrejas, M. A., Arribas, S. M., & Garrosa, E. (2021) · Journal of Clinical Medicine · doi:10.3390/jcm10040695 · Cited by 15
Mühlmann, C., Madsen, T., Hjorthøj, C. R., Kerkhof, A. J. F. M., Nordentoft, M., & Erlangsen, A. (2017) · Trials · doi:10.1186/s13063-017-1794-x · Cited by 14
“The Penn State Worry Questionnaire Past Week will be used to determine the participants’ level of worrying [18].”
MethodZarski, A.-C., Weisel, K. K., Berger, T., Krieger, T., Schaub, M. P., Berking, M., Görlich, D., Jacobi, C., & Ebert, D. D. (2024) · Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics · doi:10.1159/000536149 · Cited by 13
Jacoby, R. J., Brown, M. L., Wieman, S. T., Rosenfield, D., Hoeppner, S. S., Bui, É., Hoge, E. A., Khalsa, S. B. S., Hofmann, S. G., & Simon, N. M. (2023) · Journal of Sleep Research · doi:10.1111/jsr.13992 · Cited by 14
“The Penn State Worry Questionnaire-Past Week (PSWQ-PW; Stöber & Bittencourt, 1998) is a self-report measure of pathological worry severity over the past week.”
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Merlo, D., Kalinčík, T., Zhu, C., Gresle, M. M., Lechner‐Scott, J., Kilpatrick, T. J., Barnett, M. H., Taylor, B. V., Buzzard, K. A., Darby, D., et al. (2021) · Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.msard.2021.103393 · Cited by 12
Dimensions of perfectionism and life stress: predicting symptoms of psychopathology
Lee, L. (2007) · QSpace (Queen's University Library) · Cited by 12
When Being Discrepant From One’s Ideal or Ought Selves Hurts: The Moderating Role of Neuroticism
Hong, R. Y., Triyono, W., & Ong, P. S. (2013) · European Journal of Personality · doi:10.1002/per.1888 · Cited by 11
“We used the Penn State Worry Questionnaire-Past Week (PSWQ-PW; Stöber & Bittencourt, 1998) to assess worryrelated repetitive thoughts.”
MethodJahn, N., Sinke, C., Kayali, Ö., Krug, S., Leichter, E., Peschel, S. K. V., Müller, T., Burak, A., Krüger, T. H. C., Kahl, K. G., et al. (2023) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1084022 · Cited by 12
Psychometric Evaluation of the Transgender Congruence Scale
Huit, T. Z., Ralston, A. L., Haws, J. K., Holt, N. R., Hope, D. A., Puckett, J. A., Mocarski, R. A., & Woodruff, N. (2021) · Sexuality Research and Social Policy · doi:10.1007/s13178-021-00659-7 · Cited by 14
“Such adaptations have demonstrated utility in previous applications such as a weekly assessment version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ; Stoeber & Bittencourt, 1998).”
MethodSleep problems and worrying precede psychotic symptoms during an online intervention for psychosis
Lüdtke, T., Pfuhl, G., Moritz, S., Rüegg, N., Berger, T., & Westermann, S. (2020) · British Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1111/bjc.12270 · Cited by 10
“We assessed worry with the item ‘My worries overwhelm me’, adapted from the Penn State Worry Questionnaire-Past Week (Stober & Bittencourt, 1998).”
MethodInvestigating racing thoughts in insomnia: A neglected piece of the mood-sleep puzzle?
Weiner, L., Martz, É., Kilic-Huck, Ü., Siegel, N., Bertschy, G., Geoffroy, P. A., Weibel, S., & Bourgin, P. (2021) · Comprehensive Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2021.152271 · Cited by 15
Stability of worry content in GAD patients: a descriptive study
Constans, J. I., Barbee, J. G., Townsend, M. H., & Leffler, H. (2002) · Journal of Anxiety Disorders · doi:10.1016/s0887-6185(02)00102-0 · Cited by 11
Online self-help for suicidal thoughts: 3-month follow-up results and participant evaluation
van Spijker, B. A. J., van Straten, A., & Kerkhof, A. J. F. M. (2015) · Internet Interventions · doi:10.1016/j.invent.2015.07.001 · Cited by 10
“91 (Stöber and Bittencourt, 1998).”
Ingemann-Molden, S., Caspersen, C. K., Rolving, N., Højen, A. A., Klok, F. A., Grove, E. L., Brocki, B. C., & Andreasen, J. (2023) · Thrombosis Research · doi:10.1016/j.thromres.2023.11.013 · Cited by 11
Stewart, K. E., Antony, M. M., & Koerner, N. (2021) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2021.103863 · Cited by 10
Malivoire, B. L., & Koerner, N. (2021) · Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy · doi:10.1017/s1352465821000436 · Cited by 12
“The PSWQ has been shown to have good test–re-test reliability (r=.74 to 92; Startup and Erickson, 2006), content and construct validity (Stöber and Bittencourt, 1998), and high internal consistency (α=.86 to 95; Dear et al., 2011; Molina and Borkovec, 1994).”
BackgroundPenn State Worry Questionnaire – 10: A new tool for measurement-based care
Yao, B., Sripada, R. K., Klumpp, H., Abelson, J. L., Muzik, M., Zhao, Z., Rosenblum, K. L., Briggs, H., Kaston, M., & Warren, R. (2016) · Psychiatry Research · doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2016.02.069 · Cited by 11
“Penn State Worry Questionnaire-10 item version (PSWQ-10) and Penn State Worry Questionnaire-Past Week (PSWQ-PW) The PSWQ-PW is an adapted version of the original 16-item PSWQ that focused on worry during the past week and deleted the item “I have been a worrier all my life” (Stöber and Bittencourt, 1998).”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialBaker, A. W., Frumkin, M. R., Hoeppner, S. S., LeBlanc, N. J., Bui, E., Hofmann, S. G., & Simon, N. M. (2019) · Mindfulness · doi:10.1007/s12671-018-1059-0 · Cited by 9
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Individuals Who Are Suicidal: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Jaegere, E. D., Dumon, E., van Heeringen, K., van Landschoot, R., Stas, P., & Portzky, G. (2023) · Archives of Suicide Research · doi:10.1080/13811118.2023.2282663 · Cited by 9
“The Penn State Worry Questionnaire – Past Week (PSWQ-PW) (St € ober & Bittencourt, 1998).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Stöber, J., & Bittencourt, J.
- Affiliations
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Stöber, Joachim
- Venue
- Behaviour Research and Therapy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1998-06
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 645-656
- ISSN
- 0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2003107068
- Cited by
- 162
- References
- 25
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- FWCI
- 1.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Universität Greifswald
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- Penn State Worry Questionnaire, pathological worry, treatment monitoring, cognitive restructuring, questionnaire adaptation, reliability and validity
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Anxiety, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Regression Analysis, Reproducibility of Results, Outcome Assessment, Health Care
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