Practice in Clinical Psychology
Practice in Clinical Psychology
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The Role of Metacognition and Intolerance of Uncertainty in Differentiating Illness Anxiety and Generalized Anxiety
رويكرد شناختي رفتاري
Cognitive behavioral
پژوهشي
Research
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Objective:</strong>This study aimed to differentiate illness anxiety and generalized anxiety by the role of metacognition and intolerance of uncertainty.<br>
<strong>Methods:</strong> This research was a descriptive-correlational study with an ex post facto design. The study population included all students of Yazd University, and the study sample comprised 400 healthy adult university students (Mean age=23.3 years, SD=4.9) who were selected using the convenience sampling method. Participants were asked to fill out 4 self-report measures:<br>
short health anxiety inventory, intolerance of uncertainty scale, metacognitions questionnaire, and Penn State Worry questionnaire. Finally, 338 questionnaires were statistically analyzed by SPSS 20, using ANOVA and discriminant function analysis.<br>
<strong>Results:</strong> The results showed that there were significant differences between different groups with respect to most studied variables and that intolerance of uncertainty cannot discriminate between 2 disorders. We can argue that this factor is a significant risk factor in both illness anxiety and generalized anxiety disorders.<br>
<strong>Conclusion:</strong> In general, transdiagnostic factors such as intolerance of uncertainty and cognitive beliefs have significant roles in emotional disorders, and can be considered as therapeutic targets.</p>
Metacognition, Comorbidity, Anxiety disorders, Diagnosis
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Amin
Khaje Mansoori
maryamkamie@gmail.com
10031947532846007232
10031947532846007232
No
Department of School Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Parvaneh
Mohammadkhani
10031947532846007233
10031947532846007233
No
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahdi
Mazidi
10031947532846007234
10031947532846007234
No
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam
Kami
maryamkamie@gmail.com
10031947532846007235
10031947532846007235
Yes
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mojgan
Bakhshi Nodooshan
10031947532846007236
10031947532846007236
No
Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran.
Shokooh
Shahidi
10031947532846007237
10031947532846007237
No
Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Science, Kashan, Iran.