Age and gender differences in adolescent worry |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, Mental Health Interventions and Technology (MINT) Program, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States;2. Department of Psychology, Integrative Neuroscience Program, Fordham University, Bronx, NY, United States;3. Department of Psychology, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD), Boston University, Boston, MA, United States;4. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington/Behavioral Sciences, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, United States;5. Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, United States;6. Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States;1. Centre for Clinical Interventions, Perth, Australia;2. School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia;1. Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands;2. Arq Psychotrauma Expert Group, Diemen, The Netherlands;3. Department of Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht University, The Netherlands;4. Foundation Centrum ‘45, Arq Psychotrauma Expert Group, Diemen, The Netherlands;1. Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, via Venezia 8, 35131 Padova, Italy;2. Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, via Weiss 21, 34128 Trieste, Italy;3. Department of Health Sciences, University of Firenze, via di San Salvi 12, 50135 Firenze, Italy |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of the present study was to explore gender and age differences in adolescent worry. High school students filled out measures of worry, negative problem orientation, intolerance of uncertainty, and general mental health. Girls and boys of different ages were then compared and the relationships between gender, beliefs about worry, intolerance of uncertainty, negative problem orientation and mental health were also examined. Boys reported greater negative problem orientation and intolerance of uncertainty while girls reported more positive beliefs about worry. Findings also revealed certain age trends, indicating that the variables under study may be under the influence of developmental tasks. Regression analysis was performed and positive beliefs about worry emerged as a significant predictor of worry in both sexes. Positive beliefs about worry and negative problem orientation appear to be the key processes in adolescent anxiety and depression. |
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