Influence of looming cognitive style and fear of negative evaluation on anxiety in college students
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2016.05.003
- VernacularTitle:隐性认知风格和惧怕否定评价对大学生焦虑的影响
- Author:
Jie LIU
;
Yan WANG
;
Guojing GE
;
Yunzhen XUE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Looming cognitive style;
Fear of negative evaluation;
College students;
Anxiety
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2016;25(5):395-398
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the effect of looming cognitive style and negative evaluation on anxiety in college students.Methods A total of 300 college students were assessed with looming maladaptive style questionnaire(LMSQ),Beck anxiety inventory(BAI) and fear of negative evaluation scale (FNE).Results (1)There was significant gender difference in fear of negative evaluation in college students (90.16±11.69 vs 97.63± 11.69,t=-2.770,P＜0.05),and there was no significant gender difference in looming cognitive style and anxiety(50.49± 11.59 vs 53.67± 11.65,t=-2.770,P＞0.05;29.82±7.89 vs 28.84±7.22,t=0.813,P＞0.05).(2) LCS were positively correlated with fear of negative evaluation and anxiety (P＜ 0.01).(3) Looming cognitive style could forecast anxiety in college students (β=0.257).Looming cognitive style and fear of negative evaluation could forecast anxiety in college students together (β1 =0.137,β 2 =0.247).(4) The meditation effects of fear of negative evaluation in total effect were 0.468.Conclusion Looming cognitive style and fear of negative evaluation are important factors influencing the anxiety of college students,fear of negative evaluation plays an important mediation role between looming cognitive style and anxiety of college students.
