Relationships between anxiety and attributional style

Concepts of controllability and uncontrollability have been important varia bles of the models that attempt to explain the origin and maintenance of de pressive disorders. Attributional styles have been considered as a way to e valuate how the perception of controllability of events and depression rela te to each other. In recent years, these variables have gained importance i n the study of anxiety disorders. Similarly, several recent studies show th at many similarities exist between anxiety disorders and depression. We can expect, then, that there exists some relationship between attributional st yles and anxiety. The goal of this study was to evaluate several attributio nal variables and anxiety level. The sample included 79 women between 20 an d 29 years of age. Levenson's Attributive Style Questionnaire and Spielberg er's State Trait Anxiety Inventory was administered. Correlational analysis , regression analysis and comparisons between subjects with different level s of anxiety and attributional variables were conducted. The most significa nt result indicates that there are differences between subjects with high a nd low trait anxiety levels on attributions of external and random control.