Evidence of Broad Deficits in Emotion Regulation Associated with Chronic Worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
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| Authors: | Kristalyn Salters-Pedneault Lizabeth Roemer Matthew T. Tull Latanya Rucker Douglas S. Mennin |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA;(2) National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Science Division, VA Boston Healthcare System (116B-5), 150 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130, USA;(3) Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA;(4) Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA;(5) Present address: Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA;(6) Present address: B & D Behavioral Health Services, Durham, NC, USA |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
This study examined the relationship between emotion regulation deficits and GAD-related outcomes in an analogue sample. Consistent with hypotheses, general emotion dysregulation was associated with reports of chronic worry and with analogue GAD status. Also, specific regulation deficits, including deficits in emotional clarity, acceptance of emotions, ability to engage in goal directed behaviors when distressed, impulse control, and access to effective regulation strategies, were associated with worry and analogue GAD above and beyond variance contributed by negative affectivity. These findings provide additional preliminary evidence for an emotion regulation deficit model of GAD and are discussed in terms of clinical implications and directions for future research. |
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| Keywords: | Generalized anxiety disorder Anxiety disorders Emotion regulation Emotions Anxiety |
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