Citation

Berenbaum H, Thompson RJ, Bredemeier K. Behav. Res. Ther. 2007; 45(10): 2473-2482.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820, USA. hberenba@uiuc.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.brat.2007.03.015

PMID

17512494

Abstract

Two studies with college student participants (n's=262, 239) examined the relation between perceptions of threat (i.e., perceptions of the probabilities and costs of future undesirable outcomes) and: (a) worry; and (b) hypothesized antecedents of perceived threat. In both studies, higher levels of worrying were associated with higher perceived probability and cost. In Study 2, the association between perceived threat and worrying remained even when taking into account maladaptive worry beliefs and the desire for predictability; in fact, the relation between worrying and worry beliefs and desire for predictability were moderated by perceptions of threat. Higher levels of perceived probability were associated with perceiving oneself and others less favorably, whereas higher levels of perceived cost were associated with higher standards.

Language: en