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Understanding Adolescent Worry: The Application of a Cognitive Model

Laugesen, Nina, Dugas, Michel J., Bukowski, William M.·2003·Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
DOI 10.1023/a:1021721332181
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The relationship between worry and 4 cognitive variables, intolerance of uncertainty, positive beliefs about worry, negative problem orientation, and cognitive avoidance, was examined in an adolescent sample of 528 boys and girls aged 14-18. The participants completed questionnaires assessing worry, somatic anxiety symptoms, and the variables mentioned above. The results show that (a) intolerance of uncertainty, positive beliefs about worry, and negative problem orientation each account for a significant amount of variance in adolescent worry scores in the multiple regression, and (b) the discriminant function derived from the 4 variables is effective in classifying moderate and high worriers into their respective groups (72.8% correct classification). Furthermore, analyses demonstrate that intolerance of uncertainty has the strongest association with worry scores and is the most important variable in discriminating between moderate and high adolescent worriers. These results suggest that intolerance of uncertainty plays a key role in our understanding of adolescent worry.

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  • Studies have found IU to be strongly correlated with the severity of adolescent worry, with the remaining processes in the original IU-model being important but less so, particularly beliefs about worry.

    “Studies have found IU to be strongly correlated with the severity of adolescent worry, with the remaining processes in the original IU-model being important but less so; particularly beliefs about worry (Fialko et al., 2012;Gillett, Bilek, Hanna, & Fitzgerald, 2018;Laugesen, Dugas, & Bukowski, 2003).”

    From Intolerance of Uncertainty–Focused Treatment for Adolescents With Excessive Worry: A Pilot Feasibility Study (2020) · cites this paper as Laugesen et al., 2003

  • These findings provide support for the cognitive model of excessive worry developed by Dugas et al. (1998), in which IU was posited to play the central role in the development and maintenance of worry.

    “These findings provide support for the cognitive model of excessive worry developed by Dugas et al. (1998), in which IU was posited to play the central role in the development and maintenance of worry (Laugesen, Dugas, & Bukowski, 2003).”

    From Extension of the Transdiagnostic Model to Focus on Intolerance of Uncertainty: A Review of the Literature and Implications for Treatment (2014) · cites this paper as Laugesen, Dugas, & Bukowski, 2003

  • Individuals who are intolerant of uncertainty have a tendency to interpret all ambiguous information as threatening.

    “Individuals who are intolerant of uncertainty find uncertain situations stressful and upsetting; have a tendency to interpret all ambiguous information as threatening and find it difficult to function in the face of uncertainty (Buhr and Dugas 2002, 2009; Laugesen et al. 2003).”

    From Towards a Treatment for Intolerance of Uncertainty for Autistic Adults: A Single Case Experimental Design Study. (2018) · cites this paper as Laugesen et al. 2003

  • Individuals who are intolerant of uncertainty find uncertain situations stressful and upsetting.

    “Individuals who are intolerant of uncertainty find uncertain situations stressful and upsetting; have a tendency to interpret all ambiguous information as threatening and find it difficult to function in the face of uncertainty (Buhr and Dugas 2002, 2009; Laugesen et al. 2003).”

    From Towards a Treatment for Intolerance of Uncertainty for Autistic Adults: A Single Case Experimental Design Study. (2018) · cites this paper as Laugesen et al. 2003

  • Individuals who are intolerant of uncertainty find it difficult to function in the face of uncertainty.

    “Individuals who are intolerant of uncertainty find uncertain situations stressful and upsetting; have a tendency to interpret all ambiguous information as threatening and find it difficult to function in the face of uncertainty (Buhr and Dugas 2002, 2009; Laugesen et al. 2003).”

    From Towards a Treatment for Intolerance of Uncertainty for Autistic Adults: A Single Case Experimental Design Study. (2018) · cites this paper as Laugesen et al. 2003

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Authors
Laugesen, N., Dugas, M. J., & Bukowski, W. M.
Affiliations
  • Concordia University (CA)
  • Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal (CA)
Corresponding author
Dugas, Michel J.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2003-02
Volume
31
Issue
1
Pages
55-64
ISSN
  • 0091-0627 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2835
DOI
10.1023/a:1021721332181
OpenAlex
W133066772
Semantic Scholar
6ba35026f9ccd670baa25ca9202ed9bbf6acdf8b
Cited by
224
References
39
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
Keywords
adolescent worries, intolerance of uncertainty, negative problem orientation, cognitive avoidance, somatic anxiety
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Psychology, Adolescent, Anxiety, Defense Mechanisms, Female, Humans, Internal-External Control, Male, Personality Inventory, Problem Solving, Psychometrics

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