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The experience of worry among young and older adults in the United States and Germany: a cross-national comparison
- Authors:
- BABCOCK Renée L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 16(3), April 2012, pp.413-422.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The goal of this study was to compare adult age-related differences in the experience of worry within 2 countries in order to explore how cultural and age differences impact worry. Data were collected from 173 Germans (77 older adults aged 54-91 years, and 96 younger adults aged 18-28 years) and 263 Americans (79 older adults aged 54-89 years, and 184 younger adults aged 18-26 years). The participants completed measures including a general worry scale and two hypothesised correlates of worry (life events and locus of control). The results indicated that, although there were some similarities between the groups, there were differences between the cultures and the age groups in their experiences of worry. Younger adults reporting more worries than did older adults in both countries. The hypothesised correlates of worry differentially contributed to the prediction of worry across the 2 cultures and across the 2 age groups. With one minor exception, the hypothesised correlates did not predict worry within the German sample, but did predict worry within the American sample. Among the younger adult American sample, endorsement of external locus of control and life events predicted worry, but among the older American sample, positive endorsement of internal locus of control predicted worry.