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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 3/2009

01-09-2009

Worry in Adults and Children: Developmental Differences in the Importance of Probability and Cost Judgments

Auteur: Marianna Szabó

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 3/2009

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Abstract

This study investigated developmental differences in the relationship of probability and cost estimates to worrying. Adults, younger children (M age = 8.67 years) and older children (M age = 11.06 years) rated the extent to which they worry about a list of negative social and physical outcomes and provided subjective probability and cost estimates for the same outcomes. Adults reported worrying more about social outcomes and rated them as less ‘bad’ (or costly) but more likely to occur than physical outcomes. Unlike adults, children in both age groups reported worrying more about physical outcomes. However, similar to adults, they also rated social outcomes as less ‘bad’ but more likely to occur than physical outcomes. Regression analyses showed that probability ratings were the best predictors of worry in adults, both probability and cost ratings equally predicted worry in older children, but only cost ratings predicted worry in younger children.
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Preliminary MANOVAS revealed no main effect of gender on worry, probability, or cost ratings in adults, although a small interaction effect showed that women worry relatively more about social outcomes. No significant main or interaction effects of gender were found in the child sample. Therefore, gender was not included in any further analyses.
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
Worry in Adults and Children: Developmental Differences in the Importance of Probability and Cost Judgments
Auteur
Marianna Szabó
Publicatiedatum
01-09-2009
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 3/2009
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-008-9108-y

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