Well-Being and Generalized Anxiety in Japanese Undergraduates: A Prospective Cohort Study

Yoshitake Takebayashi (), Keisuke Tanaka (), Yoshinori Sugiura () and Tomoko Sugiura
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Yoshitake Takebayashi: Institute of Statistical Mathematics
Keisuke Tanaka: Joetsu University of Education
Yoshinori Sugiura: Hiroshima University
Tomoko Sugiura: Hiroshima University

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2018, vol. 19, issue 3, No 15, 917-937

Abstract: Abstract Psychological well-being is thought to protect against common mental health problems. This study investigated the buffering effects of psychological well-being on the relationships between cognitive vulnerabilities (fear of anxiety and negative beliefs about worry) and GAD symptoms among 297 Japanese undergraduates (female = 62%, age = 18.91 ± 1.61) in a two-wave prospective cohort study. Participants completed the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire for DSM-IV, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, anxiety control subscale of Affective Control Scale, negative belief about worry subscale of Meta-Cognitions Questionnaire, and Nishida’s psychological well-being scale. A moderated regression analysis tested the buffering effect of psychological well-being sub-dimensions on the relationship between cognitive vulnerabilities and generalized anxiety symptoms. Fear of anxiety (β = 0.16, p

Keywords: Generalized anxiety disorder; Psychological well-being; Fear of anxiety; Negative beliefs about worry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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