TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship of compliance with anxiety, self-esteem, paranoid thinking and anger
AU - Gudjonsson, Gisli H.
AU - Sigurdsson, Jon Fridrik
AU - Brynjólfsdóttir, Berglind
AU - Hreinsdóttir, Hrafnhildur
PY - 2002/6
Y1 - 2002/6
N2 - The aim of the study was to assess the relationship of compliance with anxiety, self-esteem, paranoid thinking, and anger. The Gudjonsson Compliance Scale (GCS), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Paranoia/Suspiciousness Questionnaire (PSQ), and the Novaco Anger Scale (NAS) were administered to 167 University students. Compliance correlated positively with state and trait anxiety, low self-esteem, paranoia and suspiciousness, and negatively with acting out feelings of anger (the Behavioural Domain of the NAS). Multiple regression of the test scores showed that paranoid thinking was the single best predictor of compliance. The implications are discussed. It is important to replicate the study on special populations, such as offenders and psychiatric patients, who have problems with low self-esteem, paranoid thinking, and anger.
AB - The aim of the study was to assess the relationship of compliance with anxiety, self-esteem, paranoid thinking, and anger. The Gudjonsson Compliance Scale (GCS), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Paranoia/Suspiciousness Questionnaire (PSQ), and the Novaco Anger Scale (NAS) were administered to 167 University students. Compliance correlated positively with state and trait anxiety, low self-esteem, paranoia and suspiciousness, and negatively with acting out feelings of anger (the Behavioural Domain of the NAS). Multiple regression of the test scores showed that paranoid thinking was the single best predictor of compliance. The implications are discussed. It is important to replicate the study on special populations, such as offenders and psychiatric patients, who have problems with low self-esteem, paranoid thinking, and anger.
KW - Anxiety Disorders
KW - Depressive Disorder
KW - Paranoid Disorders
KW - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
KW - Self Assessment (Psychology)
KW - Anger
KW - Anxiety Disorders
KW - Compliance
KW - Depressive Disorder
KW - Paranoid Disorders
KW - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
KW - Self Assessment (Psychology)
KW - Self-esteem; Paranoia
KW - State and trait anxiety
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0036627594
U2 - 10.1080/10683160208415003
DO - 10.1080/10683160208415003
M3 - Article
SN - 1068-316X
VL - 8
SP - 145
EP - 153
JO - Psychology, Crime and Law
JF - Psychology, Crime and Law
IS - 2
ER -