Berenbaum Howard, Thompson Renee J, Pomerantz Eva M
Psychology Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 603 E. Daniel Street, Champaign, IL 61820, USA.
Behav Res Ther. 2007 Feb;45(2):301-11. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2006.03.009. Epub 2006 May 4.
The relation between worrying and individuals' concerns was examined in a sample of 197 college students. Participants described the five undesirable outcomes that they thought about most often, indicated how likely they thought the outcomes were, and how upset they would be by them. Worry severity was measured using the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. The relation between worry severity and the life domains about which individuals were concerned was quite weak. In contrast, as predicted, greater worry was associated with higher probability and cost estimates. In addition, cost estimates moderated the relation between worry severity and probability estimates. The potential importance of perceived threat for understanding worrying is discussed.
在197名大学生样本中研究了担忧与个体所关心之事之间的关系。参与者描述了他们最常想到的五种不良结果，指出他们认为这些结果发生的可能性以及它们会让自己有多心烦意乱。使用宾夕法尼亚州立大学担忧问卷来测量担忧的严重程度。担忧严重程度与个体所关心的生活领域之间的关系相当微弱。相比之下，正如所预测的那样，更多的担忧与更高的可能性估计和成本估计相关。此外，成本估计调节了担忧严重程度与可能性估计之间的关系。讨论了感知威胁对于理解担忧的潜在重要性。
