Abstract The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory–Trait version (STAI-T) was developed to measure
an individual's tendency to experience anxiety, but it may lack discriminant evidence of …

We performed a quantitative review of associations between the higher order personality
traits in the Big Three and Big Five models (ie, neuroticism, extraversion, disinhibition …

The response styles theory was proposed to explain the insidious relationship between
rumination and depression. We review the aspects of the response styles theory that have …

The current review and synthesis serves to define and contextualize fear of the unknown
relative to related constructs, such as intolerance of uncertainty, and contemporary models …

Background Depression and anxiety are common in medical patients and are associated
with diminished health status and increased health care utilization. This article presents a …

This meta-analysis of 172 studies (N= 2,263 anxious, N= 1,768 nonanxious) examined the
boundary conditions of threat-related attentional biases in anxiety. Overall, the results show …

Social anxiety is a fast-growing phenomenon which is thought to disproportionately affect
young people. In this study, we explore the prevalence of social anxiety around the world …

Several studies have shown that people who engage in ruminative responses to depressive
symptoms have higher levels of depressive symptoms over time, after accounting for …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) are highly comorbid,
and together they result in greater functional impairment and a poorer prognosis than either …

The diagnosis of mental disorder initially appears relatively straightforward: Patients present
with symptoms or visible signs of illness; health professionals make diagnoses based …