Anxiety and mood (대한불안의학회지)

Korean Academy of Anxiety Disorders (대한불안의학회)
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Characteristic of Trait Anxiety and Positive Psychological Factors in Patients with Depression and/or Anxiety Disorders

우울증 및 불안장애 환자에서 특성불안 차이에 따른 긍정심리요인의 특징

  • An, Hee-Young (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Min, Jung-Ah (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Sun-Young (Catholic Emotion Laboratory, Catholic Medical Science Institute) ;
  • Chae, Jeong-Ho (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 안희영 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 민정아 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 김선영 (가톨릭대학교 의과학연구원) ;
  • 채정호 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실)
  • Received : 2013.03.06
  • Accepted : 2013.04.19
  • Published : 2013.04.30
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Abstract

Objective : The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between trait anxiety and positive psychological factors. Methods : A total of 429 outpatients diagnosed with depression and/or anxiety disorders surveyed with questionnaires measuring socio-demographic, clinical, and positive psychological factors. The relationships of trait anxiety with clinical symptoms and positive psychological factors were evaluated. Results : Patients with low trait anxiety showed high optimism, gratitude, hope, spirituality and purpose in life. After adjusting age, scores of BDI and STAI-S, the results showed low trait anxiety was associated with high spirituality and purpose in life. Conclusion : The result revealed that trait anxiety had negative-relationship with spirituality and purpose in life in patients with depressive and/or anxiety disorders. Although trait anxiety was known as a general tendency which is stable, approach to trait anxiety by modulating these associated positive psychological factors would be newer approach of treatment to patients with depressive and/or anxiety disorders.

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