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Incorporating spiritual beliefs into a cognitive model of worry
Author(s) -
Rosmarin David H.,
Pirutinsky Steven,
Auerbach Randy P.,
Björgvinsson Thröstur,
BigdaPeyton Joseph,
Andersson Gerhard,
Pargament Kenneth I.,
Krumrei Elizabeth J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20798
Subject(s) - worry , psychology , mediation , cognition , relevance (law) , affect (linguistics) , social psychology , mechanism (biology) , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , anxiety , epistemology , psychiatry , philosophy , communication , political science , law
Cognitive theory and research have traditionally highlighted the relevance of the core beliefs about oneself, the world, and the future to human emotions. For some individuals, however, core beliefs may also explicitly involve spiritual themes. In this article, we propose a cognitive model of worry, in which positive/negative beliefs about the Divine affect symptoms through the mechanism of intolerance of uncertainty. Using mediation analyses, we found support for our model across two studies, in particular, with regards to negative spiritual beliefs. These findings highlight the importance of assessing for spiritual alongside secular convictions when creating cognitive‐behavioral case formulations in the treatment of religious individuals. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 67:1–10, 2011.