Walsh Lucia M, Wolk Courtney Benjamin, Haimes Emily M Becker, Jensen-Doss Amanda, Beidas Rinad S
Department of Psychology, University of Miami, USA; Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
J Child Adolesc Couns. 2018;4(2):117-133. doi: 10.1080/23727810.2017.1381930. Epub 2017 Oct 30.
This study examined the relationship between anger and anxiety in youth in an outpatient anxiety treatment clinic. Participants included 40 primarily female and Caucasian youth, all diagnosed with a primary anxiety disorder. Youth provided ratings of anger, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. We also obtained parent and clinician ratings of anxiety severity. Analyses supported a significant relationship between trait anger and anxiety severity. When rated by youth, trait anger was significantly related to physical symptoms of anxiety and harm avoidance. Youth report of anger symptoms was not related to parent or clinician report of youth anxiety severity. Assessing symptoms of anger in youth with anxiety disorders may be important, as it may be related to higher anxiety symptom severity for some youth. Future research in larger samples is needed to understand the co-occurrence of different components of anger and anxiety disorders and its impact on prognosis and treatment process.
本研究在一家门诊焦虑症治疗诊所中，考察了青少年愤怒与焦虑之间的关系。参与者包括40名主要为女性的白种青少年，均被诊断患有原发性焦虑症。青少年对愤怒、焦虑和抑郁症状进行了评分。我们还获得了家长和临床医生对焦虑严重程度的评分。分析结果支持特质愤怒与焦虑严重程度之间存在显著关系。由青少年进行评分时，特质愤怒与焦虑的身体症状及伤害回避显著相关。青少年报告的愤怒症状与家长或临床医生报告的青少年焦虑严重程度无关。评估患有焦虑症青少年的愤怒症状可能很重要，因为这可能与一些青少年较高的焦虑症状严重程度有关。需要在更大样本中开展未来研究，以了解愤怒和焦虑症不同成分的共现情况及其对预后和治疗过程的影响。
