The goals of this research were to generate a better understanding of worry themes that may
be common in late adulthood, to determine the extent to which older adults experience worry …

This study investigated the hypothesis that older adults would show age-related reductions
in the tendency to worry in both their retrospective accounts and through cross-sectional age …

The aims of this study were to examine age-differences regarding various worry components
among younger and older adults and to characterize the relationships between worry …

This study investigated worry content in older adults with and without generalized anxiety
disorder (GAD). This is an important topic of research, where findings may promote …

Research on the construct of worry has increased dramatically in the past two decades. This
research has also tended to focus on adults, with only a limited number of studies examining …

Objectives: The present study examined age differences in descriptions of the experience of
worry and worry content. Method: Twenty-eight older and 25 younger adults participated in …

Approximately 15% of the elderly are self-described worriers (Wisocki, 1994). In spite of the
fact that many serious life problems, such as medical illness, functional limitations, and …

Eighty four adults over age 64 were compared with 110 college students on two measures of
worry and on their methods of coping with worry. Results indicated that there were no …

Background: Worry is experienced by many older adults, yet our understanding of the
emotional experience of late-life worry is poor as findings regarding older adults are inferred …

This study compared adult age-related differences in the experience of worry within two
cultures. Data were collected from 173 Germans and 263 Americans (within the United …