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Title: | Psychometric Properties of the Worry Behaviors Inventory: Replication and Extension in a Large Clinical and Community Sample | Contributor(s): | Mahoney, Alison E J (author); Hobbs, Megan J (author) ; Newby, Jill M (author); Williams, Alishia D (author); Andrews, Gavin (author) | Publication Date: | 2018-01 | Early Online Version: | 2017-07-31 | DOI: | 10.1017/S1352465817000455 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/28741 | Abstract: | Background: The use of maladaptive behaviors by individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is theoretically important and clinically meaningful. However, little is known about the specificity of avoidant behaviors to GAD and how these behaviors can be reliably assessed. Aims: This study replicated and extended the psychometric evaluation of the Worry Behaviors Inventory (WBI), a brief self-report measure of avoidant behaviors associated with GAD. Method: The WBI was administered to a hospital-based sample of adults seeking treatment for symptoms of anxiety and/or depression (n = 639) and to a community sample (n = 55). Participants completed measures of symptom severity (GAD, depression, panic disorder, health anxiety, and personality disorder), and measures of checking, reassurance-seeking and behavioral inhibition. Analyses evaluated the factor structure, convergent, divergent, incremental, and discriminant validity, as well the temporal stability and treatment sensitivity of the WBI. Results: The two-factor structure found in the preliminary psychometric evaluation of the WBI was replicated. The WBI was sensitive to changes across treatment and correlated well with measures of GAD symptom severity and maladaptive behaviors. The WBI was more strongly related to GAD symptom severity than other disorders. The WBI discriminated between clinical and community samples. Conclusions: The WBI provides clinicians and researchers with a brief, clinically meaningful index of problematic behaviors that may guide treatment decisions and contribute to our understanding of maintaining factors in GAD. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Grant Details: | NHMRC/1033787 | Source of Publication: | Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 46(1), p. 84-100 | Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1469-1833 1352-4658 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 110319 Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy) 111714 Mental Health 170109 Personality, Abilities and Assessment |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 320221 Psychiatry (incl. psychotherapy) 520503 Personality and individual differences |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920410 Mental Health 920204 Evaluation of Health Outcomes |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200409 Mental health 200202 Evaluation of health outcomes |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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