Gender differences in avoidance and repetitive negative thinking following symptom provocation in men and women with spider phobia.

CONCLUSIONS: These results provide in vivo evidence that heightened avoidance and RNT may perpetuate anxiety symptoms in women independently of gender differences in symptom severity, daily experiences, or emotional reactivity. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Following symptom provocation, men and women with spider phobia differ in cognitive and behavioural coping responses. Women exhibit greater avoidance and repetitive negative thinking than men, and these differences are not attributable to gender differences in symptom severity or emotional reactivity. These findings provide novel evidence for gender differences in maintaining factors that perpetuate anxiety disorders whilst accounting for confounding factors present in prior research. PMID: 32955767 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The British Journal of Clinical Psychology - September 20, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Graham BM, Weiner S, Li SH Tags: Br J Clin Psychol Source Type: research