Year: 2022
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Anxiety and depressive disorders are common psychiatric disorders that significantly impact individuals’ quality of life. Anxiety and depressive disorders commonly co-occur, and it is important to understand the unique and common underlying mechanisms of anxiety and depressive disorders to understand the comorbid nature of anxiety and depression. This study was conducted to examine the relationships among worry, rumination, and executive function, which are three underlying cognitive mechanisms of anxiety and depressive disorders. Undergraduate students (N = 213) completed an online survey comprised of worry, rumination, and executive function measures. Results indicated that (a) both worry and rumination were negatively associated with executive function subscales, (b) rumination was uniquely associated with more executive function subscales than worry and (c) the interaction between worry and rumination was not significantly associated with executive function.
Author: McKee, Lynzie
Institution: University of Colorado Boulder
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7042993052