Psychological well-being and distress in patients with generalized anxiety disorder: The roles of positive and negative functioning.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Whether mindfulness and emotional intelligence may counteract psychological symptoms and whether brooding and worry may be linked to decreased psychological well-being (PWB) in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is still an issue. METHODS:The study used a cross-sectional design on a sample of 66 consecutive individuals with a diagnosis of GAD. Two hierarchical multiple regressions were conducted to determine whether PWB and anxiety symptoms were accounted for by mindfulness and emotional intelligence skills, brooding, and worry. RESULTS:Worry was negatively related to PWB and showed a tendency to be positively associated with anxiety symptoms after controlling for the other variables. Brooding was uniquely and positively related to anxiety symptoms. Different mi

SUBMITTER: Iani L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6881031 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature