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Journal of Anxiety Disorders
|April 29, 1998
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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) symptom levels, rather than clinical status, significantly impact problem orientation and cognitive factors like intolerance of uncertainty. Problem-solving skills remained unaffected across all GAD symptom levels and clinical statuses.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Anxiety Disorders

Background:

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is characterized by excessive worry.
  • Cognitive factors such as intolerance of uncertainty and beliefs about worry are implicated in GAD.
  • The role of problem-solving skills and orientation in GAD requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate differences in problem orientation and problem-solving skills based on GAD symptom severity and clinical status.
  • To examine variations in intolerance of uncertainty and beliefs about worry according to GAD symptom level and clinical status.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative study involving three groups: moderate worriers, nonclinical GAD-symptom reporters, and diagnosed GAD patients.
  • Utilized the Social Problem-Solving Inventory and Problem-Solving Inventory to assess problem-solving.

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  • Employed the Intolerance of Uncertainty questionnaire and Why Worry? questionnaire for cognitive variables.

    • Main Results:

    • Problem orientation, intolerance of uncertainty, and beliefs about worry were similar between nonclinical GAD reporters and GAD patients.
    • Moderate worriers differed significantly on these cognitive and orientation variables, indicating symptom level is a key factor.
    • Problem-solving skills did not differ across GAD symptom levels or clinical status.

    Conclusions:

    • Problem orientation and specific cognitive variables are more sensitive to GAD symptom severity than to clinical diagnosis.
    • Problem-solving skills appear independent of GAD symptom level and clinical status.
    • Findings offer insights into the cognitive mechanisms of GAD and potential therapeutic targets.