Relationships between worry, obsessive–compulsive symptoms and meta-cognitive beliefs
Abstract
The present study had two principal aims. First, the overlap between the revised Padua Inventory (PI-WSUR) a measure of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (Burns et al., 1996) and worry was assessed. Second, the relationship between meta-cognitive beliefs, proneness to pathological worry and obsessive-compulsive symptoms was explored when controlling for the interdependency of worry and obsessive-compulsive measures. The results indicate that whilst the PI-WSUR shows reduced overlap with the Penn State Worry Questionnaire, there are still problematic levels of overlap with a more content-based measure of worry. Results of multiple regression analyses demonstrated that specific sets of meta-cognitive beliefs were associated with worry proneness and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. The present data are consistent with recent formulations of generalized anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Interview studies and questionnaire data support the assertion that positive beliefs about worrying are positively associated with worry.
“Interview studies and questionnaire data support this assertion (Davey, Tallis, & Capuzzo, 1996;Cartwright-Hatton & Wells, 1997;Wells & Papageorgiou, 1998).”
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- Authors
- Wells, A., & Papageorgiou, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Venue
- Behaviour Research and Therapy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1998-09
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 899-913
- ISSN
- 0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2068844246
- Cited by
- 340
- References
- 35
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- FWCI
- 6.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Keywords
- worry, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, metacognitive beliefs, pathological worry, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Padua Inventory, Penn State Worry Questionnaire, worry proneness
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Anxiety, Cognition, Disease Susceptibility, Female, Humans, Male, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Regression Analysis, Confidence Intervals
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