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Mood as input and catastrophic worrying.

H M Startup1, G C Davey

  • 1School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QH, United Kingdom.

Journal of Abnormal Psychology
|March 23, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Negative mood intensifies catastrophic worrying by providing input that influences task completion. This "mood-as-input" hypothesis better explains worry exacerbation than other theories.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Catastrophic worrying is a key feature of anxiety disorders.
  • Existing theories struggle to fully explain why worry intensifies under certain conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the "mood-as-input" hypothesis for understanding catastrophic worrying.
  • To examine how induced mood and task-specific stop rules influence worry processes.

Main Methods:

  • Three experiments were conducted.
  • Experiment 1: Induced negative mood and measured task output.
  • Experiments 2 & 3: Manipulated task stop rules and assessed their effects on worriers and non-worriers.

Main Results:

  • Induced negative mood increased task output in both catastrophizing and positive tasks.
  • Worrying behavior was dependent on specified task stop rules.
  • Stop rule manipulation had differential effects on worriers versus non-worriers.

Conclusions:

  • Mood serves as input, signaling whether to continue or terminate worrying.
  • The "mood-as-input" hypothesis provides a robust explanation for exacerbated worrying.
  • This approach offers a better account than mood congruency or generalized perseverative style theories.

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