The Role of Emotional Schema in Prediction of Pathological Worry in Iranian Students

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Abstract

Worry is an important feature associated with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Borkovec (2004) suggested that the core problem in GAD may be fear of emotional experience, with worry serving as a cognitive avoidance strategy for any emotional experience. The research sample consisted of 290 undergraduate students (176 male and 248 female) that selected by multistage stratified sampling. Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) and Persian version of Leahy Emotional Schema Scale (LESS) were administered. Results showed that schemas of controllability, emotional self-awareness, expression and simplistic view of emotions can significantly predict pathological worry. Results are discussed in light of previous research and cognitive and emotional models in GAD.

Keywords

pathological worry
emotional schema
stepwise multiple regressions
Iranian students

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Selection and peer-review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu & Dr. Mukaddes Demirok, Near East University, Cyprus.