Zebb B J, Beck J G
Texas Tech University, Department of Psychology, Lubbock 79409-2051, USA.
Behav Modif. 1998 Jan;22(1):45-61. doi: 10.1177/01454455980221003.
The similarities and distinctions between the constructs of worry and anxiety were examined in a sample of 189 university students. Three worry scales and four measures of anxiety were compared in relation to measures of negative affect, personal control, and problem-solving style. Although measures of worry and anxiety were highly correlated, negative affect (e.g. depression, confusion) tended to be more closely related to anxiety than to worry, whereas problem-solving style tended to be more closely related to worry than to anxiety. Personal control did not show a differential relationship to anxiety or worry. When the definition of anxiety was restricted to somatic anxiety, however, negative affect, perceived problem-solving abilities, and personal control were more strongly related to worry than to anxiety. Implications of these results are discussed in light of current definitions and measurement of these constructs.
在189名大学生样本中，研究了担忧和焦虑这两种心理结构的异同。将三个担忧量表和四个焦虑测量指标与负面情绪、个人控制感和问题解决方式的测量指标进行了比较。尽管担忧和焦虑的测量指标高度相关，但负面情绪（如抑郁、困惑）往往与焦虑的关系比与担忧的关系更紧密，而问题解决方式则往往与担忧的关系比与焦虑的关系更紧密。个人控制感与焦虑或担忧均未表现出差异关系。然而，当将焦虑的定义限定为躯体焦虑时，负面情绪、感知到的问题解决能力和个人控制感与担忧的关系比与焦虑的关系更强。根据这些心理结构的当前定义和测量方法，讨论了这些结果的意义。
