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Generalized anxiety disorder: does the emotion dysregulation model predict symptoms beyond the Metacognitive Model?

dc.contributor.authorDeleurme, Kendall A.
dc.contributor.authorParkinson, Sydney
dc.contributor.authorPenney, Alexander
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-10T15:29:56Z
dc.date.available2022-11-10T15:29:56Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractWhile the Metacognitive Model (MCM) of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is well-established, the Emotion Dysregulation Model (EDM) of GAD has received less attention. This study examined whether the EDM helps explain GAD above and beyond the MCM. The influence of gender was also explored. A non-clinical university sample (N = 626) completed measures of GAD symptoms, worry severity, the MCM, and the EDM. In support of the EDM, it was found that fear of depression predicted GAD symptoms for men, while fear of anxiety predicted GAD symptoms for women. However, across genders, the strongest predictor of GAD symptoms and worry severity was negative beliefs about worry. While these findings support the MCM view that holding the beliefs that worry is harmful and dangerous is the strongest predictor of GAD overall, incorporating aspects of the EDM into our understanding and treatment of GAD may be beneficial.
dc.description.urihttps://library.macewan.ca/cgi-bin/SFX/url.pl/DTB
dc.identifier.citationDeleurme, K. A., Parkinson, S. A., & Penney, A. M. (2022). Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Does the Emotion Dysregulation Model Predict Symptoms Beyond the Metacognitive Model? Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive Behavior Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-022-00479-7
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-022-00479-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/2867
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjectgeneralized anxiety disorder
dc.subjectmetacognition
dc.subjectemotion dysregulation
dc.subjectnegative beliefs about worry
dc.subjectfear of emotion
dc.subjectgender differences
dc.titleGeneralized anxiety disorder: does the emotion dysregulation model predict symptoms beyond the Metacognitive Model?en
dc.typeArticle

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