ABSTRACT Background and Objectives: Stress and stress-related mental health complaints
are common and increasing among adolescents, especially girls. Identifying typical sources …

An increasing number of studies has shown that emotion dysregulation plays a key role in
relation to childhood anxiety. While gender differences are commonly associated with …

Metacognitive therapy is an effective treatment for anxiety disorders in adults. Studies have
demonstrated that the underlying theoretical model is also supported in children. It has …

In the earliest months of 2020, the COVID-19 emergency reached a pandemic status of
international concern. In this situation, people tended to think more about current difficulties …

BACKGROUND The metacognitive model of generalized anxiety disorder identifies three
forms of metacognition: Positive metacognitive beliefs about worry (POS), negative …

The present study reports the lagged effects of work stress on work-related rumination,
restful sleep, and nocturnal heart rate variability experienced during both workdays and …

Early identification of anxiety among youth is required to prevent them from going
unrecognised and untreated by mental health professionals. A precise identification of the …

Background: Stressor experience is an important topic of research concerning adolescent
health and ill-health. For this, valid and reliable measures of adolescent stress are needed …

The metacognitive model has increased our understanding of the development and
maintenance of generalized anxiety disorders in adults. It states that the combination of …

Children's understanding of the nature, origins and consequences of emotions has been
intensively investigated over the last 30–40 years. However, few empirical studies have …