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KMID : 0981220120120010043
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Congnitive Behavior Therapy in Korea
2012 Volume.12 No. 1 p.43 ~ p.61
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The Influences of emotion regulation difficulties, metacognition, and their dimensions on the severity of generalized anxiety symptoms
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Seo Woo-Jeong
Cho Yong-Rae
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Abstract
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The purpose of this research was to examine the role of difficulties in emotion regulation and metacognition in the severity of generalized anxiety(GA) symptoms. Two hundred and thirty three university students completed a battery of self-report measures to assess difficulties in emotion regulation, metacognition, general negative affect, and GA symptoms. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that difficulties in emotion regulation was a significant predictor of GA symptoms, when controlling for general negative affect and metacognition. Metacognition was also a significant predictor of GA symptoms, when controlling for negative affect and difficulties in emotion regulation. Difficulties in emotion regulation and metacognition together explained an additional 9% of the total variance of GA symptoms, above and beyond negative affect. Furthermore, simultaneous multiple regression analysis was conducted to determine the relative contributions of the six dimensions of difficulties in emotion regulation to GA symptoms. Of the dimensions, lack of emotional clarity and limited access to strategies for regulation dimensions each uniquely contributed to GA symptoms after controlling for the other dimensions. Simultaneous multiple regression analysis for examining the relative contributions of the five dimensions of metacognition to GA symptoms revealed that negative beliefs about worry concerning uncontrollability and danger and the lack of cognitive confidence dimensions each significantly contributed to the prediction of GA symptoms. In conclusion, the present findings suggest that clinicians should focus on both difficulties in emotion regulation and metacognition in order to alleviate GA symptoms and prevent generalized anxiety disorder more effectively.
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KEYWORD
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generalized anxiety disorder, difficulties in emotional regulation, metacognition, negative affect
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