A test of the role of metaworry in the prediction of worry severity in an elderly sample

R Nuevo; Ignacio Montorio; TD Borkovec

doi:10.1016/j.btep.2004.03.002

A test of the role of metaworry in the prediction of worry severity in an elderly sample

R Nuevo^*, Ignacio Montorio, TD Borkovec

^*Corresponding author for this work

Bristol Medical School (PHS)

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Abstract

Wells (Behav. Cogn. Psychother. 23 (1995) 301) proposed a cognitive model, which distinguishes between two kinds of worry: type I worry (focused on external things) and type II worry or metaworry (worry about one's own thoughts and worry). Wells' model assigns a central role to metaworry in the development of excessive worry, and Wells and Carter (Behav. Res. Ther. 37 (1999) 585) found in a college sample that metaworry predicted the level of trait worry after controlling for trait anxiety and type I worry. The present study replicated their investigation with a Spanish elderly sample and supported Wells' predictions that metaworry plays a significant role in the prediction of trait worry in contrast to type I worries, even when trait anxiety or perceived uncontrollability over worry are controlled. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	209-218
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
Volume	35
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.btep.2004.03.002
Publication status	Published - Sep 2004

Keywords

metaworry
elderly
trait worry
generalized anxiety disorder
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER
PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES
OLDER-ADULTS
QUESTIONNAIRE

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