The Relative Deprivation Trap: How Feeling Deprived Relates to Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

IF 1 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology Pub Date : 2020-12-01 DOI:10.1521/JSCP.2020.39.10.897

J. Nadler, Martin V. Day, Shadi Beshai, Sandeep Mishra

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Abstract

Introduction: How income inequality associates with poorer mental health remains unclear. Personal relative deprivation (PRD) involves appraising oneself as unfairly disadvantaged relative to similar others and has been associated with poorer mental health and negative cognitive appraisals. As generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is associated with negative cognitive appraisals, PRD may relate to the experience of GAD and its cognitive predictors, intolerance of uncertainty (IU), positive beliefs about worry (PBW), negative beliefs about worry (NBW), and experiential avoidance (EA). Method: In two observational studies (Study 1, N = 588; Study 2, N = 301) participants completed measures of PRD, cognitive predictors and symptoms of GAD, subjective socioeconomic status (SES), self-efficacy, and self-esteem. Results: A relationship between PRD and GAD was found across studies, which was simultaneously mediated by IU and NBW. These results remained when controlling for subjective SES but were weakened when controlling for self-concept factors. Discussion: This research supports the possibility that the experience of deprivation may “trap” people in thinking patterns that contribute to anxious symptomology.

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相对剥夺陷阱：感觉被剥夺与广泛性焦虑症症状的关系

引言：收入不平等如何与较差的心理健康联系在一起尚不清楚。个人相对剥夺（PRD）涉及到将自己评价为相对于类似他人处于不公平的弱势，并与较差的心理健康和负面的认知评价有关。由于广泛性焦虑症（GAD）与负面认知评价有关，PRD可能与GAD的经历及其认知预测因素、不确定性不容忍度（IU）、对担忧的积极信念（PBW）、对担心的消极信念（NBW）和经验回避（EA）有关。方法：在两项观察性研究（研究1，N=588；研究2，N=301）中，参与者完成了PRD、认知预测因素和GAD症状、主观社会经济地位（SES）、自我效能和自尊的测量。结果：研究发现PRD和GAD之间存在关系，这是由IU和NBW同时介导的。这些结果在控制主观社会经济地位时仍然存在，但在控制自我概念因素时减弱。讨论：这项研究支持了一种可能性，即剥夺的经历可能会使人们陷入导致焦虑症状的思维模式。

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期刊介绍： This journal is devoted to the application of theory and research from social psychology toward the better understanding of human adaptation and adjustment, including both the alleviation of psychological problems and distress (e.g., psychopathology) and the enhancement of psychological well-being among the psychologically healthy. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) traditionally defined psychopathology (e.g., depression), common emotional and behavioral problems in living (e.g., conflicts in close relationships), the enhancement of subjective well-being, and the processes of psychological change in everyday life (e.g., self-regulation) and professional settings (e.g., psychotherapy and counseling). Articles reporting the results of theory-driven empirical research are given priority, but theoretical articles, review articles, clinical case studies, and essays on professional issues are also welcome. Articles describing the development of new scales (personality or otherwise) or the revision of existing scales are not appropriate for this journal.