Anxiety, Depression and Anger: Application
of a Bifactor Model to Identify Common Symptoms
More details
Hide details
1
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
Submission date: 2020-10-18
Final revision date: 2021-04-12
Acceptance date: 2021-05-03
Online publication date: 2021-12-23
Publication date: 2021-12-23
Arch Psych Psych 2021;23(4):7-12
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Aim of the study:
Anger manifestations, depression and anxiety are strongly related to individual´s discomfort and well-being. The aim of the present study is to investigate the fit of a bifactor model applied on emotional disposition measures emphasizing the specification of a general factor through the identification of specific responses or indicators that can account for the communality between depression, anxiety and anger.
Subject or material and methods:
One thousand and thirty-four participants from Dominican Republic took part in the study. They were selected by an accidental non-probabilistic sampling procedure. The ages of the participants were between 18 and 80 years old (Mean = 30.85, Standard Deviation = 15.39). Regarding gender, 45.9% (n = 374) were male and 54.1% (n = 441) female.
Results:
The results obtained show two large groups of indicators that would be common in these affective disposition types: affective and cognitive responses.
Discussion:
On the one hand, affective responses include agitation, irritability, and tension or nervousness.
Conclusions:
On the other hand, cognitive symptoms are linked to the presence of repetitive worrying and uncontrollable thoughts. In this way, it is possible to identify a general stress response in this group of indicators.