Open AccessThinking about worry: A systematic review and meta-analysis on the assessment of metacognitions in children and adolescents
Author(s) -
Laura Marie Köcher,
Kai Sebastian Schneider,
Hanna Christiansen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-3206
DOI - 10.5498/wjp.v11.i9.635
Subject(s) - worry , meta analysis , systematic review , psychology , medicine , medline , psychiatry , anxiety , biology , biochemistry
The metacognitive model of generalized anxiety disorder identifies three forms of metacognition: Positive metacognitive beliefs about worry (POS), negative metacognitive beliefs about worry (NEG), and meta-worry. Though this model was originally developed relying on adult samples, it has since been applied to children and youth in different studies, and results mostly support its validity for this group. As the roles of POS, meta-worry, and age-effects do not appear to be fully clarified for children and adolescents yet, an integration of studies on children and adolescents and the metacognitive model is both timely and worthwhile.