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The interactive effect of mental contamination and cognitive fusion on anxiety.
Clauss, Kate; Bardeen, Joseph R.
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  • Clauss K; Department of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA.
  • Bardeen JR; Department of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA.
J Clin Psychol ; 78(4): 517-525, 2022 04.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34269414
OBJECTIVES: Mental contamination and cognitive fusion have been identified as risk factors for anxiety. The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating effect of cognitive fusion on the relationship between mental contamination and anxiety. METHOD: Participants (N = 504 community adults), recruited via Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk), completed measures of mental contamination, cognitive fusion, and anxiety. RESULTS: Results from a regression analysis showed that the interaction between mental contamination and cognitive fusion predicted anxiety (ß = 0.15, p < 0.001). Simple slopes analysis revealed a positive association between mental contamination and anxiety that was significant at higher (ß = 0.25, p < 0.001), but not lower (ß = 0.01, p = 0.88), levels of cognitive fusion. CONCLUSION: The development of risk profiles that incorporate mental contamination and cognitive fusion may be beneficial for early identification of individuals at high risk for anxiety.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Anxiety / Anxiety Disorders Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Humans Language: En Journal: J Clin Psychol Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Anxiety / Anxiety Disorders Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Humans Language: En Journal: J Clin Psychol Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States