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A Preliminary Exploration of Behaviours Associated with Negative Urgency in Individuals High and Low in Chronic Worry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2021

Bailee L. Malivoire Open the ORCID record for Bailee L. Malivoire [Opens in a new window] ,
Kathleen E. Stewart  and
Naomi Koerner
Bailee L. Malivoire
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kathleen E. Stewart
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Naomi Koerner*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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*Corresponding author: Naomi Koerner, Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria St., Toronto, ON, CanadaM5B 2K3. Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

While chronic worry is typically associated with cautious and harm-avoidant behaviours, there is evidence that people high in chronic worry are characterised by negative urgency (NU), that is, the propensity to act rashly when experiencing negative affect. The present study was a preliminary examination of how rash action and impulsive decision-making manifest for chronic worriers compared to individuals low in worry. In total, 93 participants who endorsed high and low worry and NU responded to open-ended questions about their experience of NU on Amazon Mechanical Turk. Themes were identified using a data-driven approach. Participants high in chronic worry endorsed significantly greater NU compared to those low in worry. However, the types of NU behaviours were similar across participants, with a majority of responses involving initiating interpersonal conflict. Other themes included spending money, excessive eating, alcohol use, and aggressive behaviours. The manifestations of NU were largely consistent with those described in the model of NU. Although individuals higher in chronic worry engaged in NU behaviours to a greater extent, the types of behaviours were similar to those reported by people lower in worry. More research is needed to understand the characteristics of NU-motivated behaviour in individuals high in chronic worry.

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worryanxietynegative urgencyimpulsivitybehaviour
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Behaviour Change , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , June 2021 , pp. 119 - 134
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy

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