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Are Metacognitive Factors Common in Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Dysthymia

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Objective: Metacognitions are vulnerability factors in predicting development of psychological disorders especially Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and dysthymia, which are highly comorbid. Many studies have shown that GAD and dysthymia have similar underlying metacognitive factors but the results are contradictory. The aim of present research was to test this hypothesis by using new instruments that has been designed to measure multiple metacognitive factors. Methods: Fifty-eight students referred to university counseling centers in Tehran who met the diagnostic criteria of DSM-IV-TR for dysthymia (n=21), GAD (n=18), and comorbidity of them (n=19) were selected. The participants completed Meta Cognitions Questionnaire (MCQ), Anxious Thoughts Inventory (AnTI), Thought Control Questionnaire (TCQ) and the Ruminative Response Scale (RRS). Results: Results of one-way analysis of variance demonstrated no significant differences between groups on metacognitive factors. Conclusion: It seems that GAD and dysthymia are associated to common underlying metacognitive factors. This study confirms the results of some previous research indicating similarities between the two disorders. A B S T R A C T Article info:

Source: Practice in Clinical Psychology

Authors: Abolfazl Mohammadi, Banafsheh Farzinrad, Fatemeh Zargar, Ali Mehrabi, Behrooz Birashk

Institutions: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Yazd University, Kashan University of Medical Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2263833533

FWCI: 0.818

Cites: 38

Cited by: 3

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