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The dual structure of anxiety: reconciling general and specific approaches
Frontiers in Psychology. 2026. Vol. 17. P. 1–10.
Anxiety is conceptualized variously as a stable trait, a clinical disorder, or a domain-specific worry, yet it remains unclear whether these forms represent a unified construct or distinct phenomena. This theoretical article proposes a dual-structure model, positing that anxiety operates through a general vulnerability factor (aligned with trait anxiety/neuroticism) alongside orthogonal, domain-specific components (e.g., math, social, spatial anxiety) that retain unique predictive power for performance and distress. We review conceptual distinctions and statistical frameworks to argue that domain-specific anxieties are not mere artifacts of high general anxiety but reflect functionally independent worry systems. Methodological fragmentation in current measurement tools impedes testing this model. We advocate for an integrative, modular instrument - potentially leveraging computerized adaptive testing - to simultaneously assess general predisposition, clinical severity, and context-specific worries. Clarifying the interplay between general and specific anxiety components may refine thresholds for clinical significance and improve context-sensitive interventions, particularly in educational settings.
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Embodied and embedded cognition (EEC) theory proposes that language and cognitive development emerge from bodily interactions with the environment, yet empirical tests of this claim in clinical developmental populations remain rare. This mini-review synthesizes behavioral, electrophysiological, and structural neuroimaging evidence from children with serious early motor disorders—obstetric brachial plexus palsy and arthrogryposis multiplex congenita—which restrict ...
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Alenina E., Терентьева К. С., Kosonogov V., Behavioral Sciences 2026 Vol. 16 No. 5 P. 1–19
Anxiety is a multidimensional construct that influences cognitive performance in complex ways, yet its factor structure and domain-specific effects remain unclear. This study examined (1) the psychometric structure of general and specific anxiety measures, (2) their associations with cognitive performance across different domains, and (3) the predictive power of machine learning models in classifying cognitive ...
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Андреева О. С., Росмэн-Пресс, 2026.
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· Чем в древности платили за товары
· Как выглядели первые деньги, из чего их делали и где хранили
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· Как работает банк
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In psychology, people's assessment of conditional statements "if--then", agreement and disagreement with them is actively studied. This assessment of people who are not specialists in the field of logic often differs greatly from its requirements, especially if the reality observed by a person to one degree or another contradicts a formally correct logical conclusion. In ...
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Kolachev N., Kovaleva G., Educational Research and Evaluation 2026 P. 1–24
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Tikhonova N. E., Социологическая наука и социальная практика 2026 Т. 14 № 1 С. 81–107
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Koch D., Fedorova E., Lyusin D., The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 2026
Observers’ emotional states may bias the perception of single emotional faces; however, little is known about the similar biases in the perception of face ensembles. In the present study, we explored how observers’ state anxiety influences the perceived average expression intensity of the ensembles of fearful and angry faces. Participants performed the estimation task in ...
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Назарова А. Е., Болонина В. А., Редакция журнала “Скиф. Вопросы студенческой науки, 2025.
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Назарова А. Е., Психология. Историко-критические обзоры и современные исследования 2024 Т. 13 № 5А С. 5–11
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Gerges M., Kosonogov V., OBM Neurobiology 2025 Vol. 9 No. 4 Article 310
Emotion regulation (ER) involves processes by which individuals modulate the intensity, duration, and expression of emotional responses, and its dysregulation is associated with a broad spectrum of psychological disorders. While traditionally conceptualized within psychological frameworks, ER is increasingly recognized as biologically grounded, involving intricate interactions between neurochemical, hormonal, and metabolic systems. This narrative review aims ...
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Kazun A. D., Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены 2026 № 2 С. 192–215
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Anatoliy V. Kharkhurin, Koncha V., International Journal of Multilingualism 2026 P. 1–32
This study aimed to investigate how individuals’ motivation for creativity and creative personality can be predicted by their plurilingual and pluricultural experiences. To test the research hypotheses, 261 individuals (74 male and 214 female) were recruited via simple random sampling. Data collection included assessments of plurilingual experience (measured by the abridged version of the Multilingual ...
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Димидов В. О., Экспериментальная психология 2026 Т. 19 № 1 С. 103–118
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Maxim Likhanov, Alenina E., Bloniewski T. et al., PsyCh Journal 2026 Vol. 15 No. 2 Article e70088
Despite years of research, the links between domain-general and domain-specific anxieties (e.g., social), as well as their linkswith academic performance in different domains remain poorly understood. The current study explores anxiety-academic per-formance associations across eight domain-general and domain-specific anxiety measures (tapping into trait, state, maths, spa-tial, and social anxiety, worry, and anxiety sensitivity, as well ...
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Еремеева В. А., Жукова М. А., Орешина Г. В. et al., Консультативная психология и психотерапия 2025 Т. 33 № 3 С. 123–147
Context and Relevance. Exposure therapy (ET) is recognized as one of the most effective treatments for anxiety disorders in children. However, there is a lack of manualized protocols or systematic guidance on its implementation in Russian-language literature. Given the growing demand for evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches, this work aims to help fill that gap. Aim. To present principles and ...
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Zolotareva A., Национальный психологический журнал 2026 Т. 21 № 1 С. 8–18
Background. The phenomenon of perception of the disease is of interest to modern specialists in the field of psychogastroenterology due to the fact that it largely determines the course and outcome of therapeutic interventions. A promising line of research in this direction is to study how the perception of the disease, its causes and consequences ...
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Alena A. Zolotareva, Julia S. Vitko, Elena V. Kazennaya, Psychology in Russia: State of the Art 2026 Vol. 19 No. 1 P. 96–108
Background. Empirical evidence highlights that psychotherapists and applied psychologists experience stress, anxiety, depression, emotional exhaustion, secondary traumatic stress, and other symptoms of somatic and psychological distress. Although studies suggest that volunteering can protect somatic and psychological well-being in the general population, these relationships have not been investigated in mental health professionals.
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Zolotareva A., Kazennaya E., Ульянова А. С. et al., Обозрение психиатрии и медицинской психологии им. В.М. Бехтерева 2025 Т. 59 № 4-2 С. 78–86
The Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire-5 (SDQ-5) is a well-known instrument for assessing the sensorimotor traumatic experiences.
Objective. The aim of this study was a psychometric analysis of the Russian version of the SDQ-5 on a sample from the general population and a sample of patients with eating disorders.
Material and Methods. The data were collected in a sample ...
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Barinova E., В кн.: Зло в культуре и культура зла.: Н. Новгород: Издательство Тимура Хусяинова, 2025. С. 67–90.
The article examines the motive of evil as one of the plot-forming elements in the debut novel by the modern British writer Emma Healey "Elizabeth Is Missing". Based on the theories of Søren Kierkegaard, Sigmund Freud and Paul Riker, the author concludes that the motive of evil in the novel is one of the structurally ...
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Sofya Nartova-Bochaver, Zolotareva A., Delvecchio E. et al., International Journal of Psychology 2025 Vol. 60 No. 5 Article 70096
Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being were studied depending on indicators of distress in countries with cultures differing in survival/self-realisation values. A total of 2216 respondents from Chile, China, Italy, Russia and the United States participated. The Psychological Well-Being Scale, the Satisfaction With Life Scale, and the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale were used. Findings provided evidence that in countries with high survival ...
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