While chronic worry is typically associated with cautious and harm-avoidant behaviours, there is evidence that people high in chronic worry are characterised by negative urgency (NU), that is, the propensity to act rashly when experiencing negative affect. The present study was a preliminary examination of how rash action and impulsive decision-making manifest for chronic worriers compared to individuals low in worry. In total, 93 participants who endorsed high and low worry and NU responded to open-ended questions about their experience of NU on Amazon Mechanical Turk. Themes were identified using a data-driven approach. Participants high in chronic worry endorsed significantly greater NU compared to those low in worry. However, the types of NU behaviours were similar across participants, with a majority of responses involving initiating interpersonal conflict. Other themes included spending money, excessive eating, alcohol use, and aggressive behaviours. The manifestations of NU were largely consistent with those described in the model of NU. Although individuals higher in chronic worry engaged in NU behaviours to a greater extent, the types of behaviours were similar to those reported by people lower in worry. More research is needed to understand the characteristics of NU-motivated behaviour in individuals high in chronic worry.

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对慢性焦虑高低个体负紧迫性相关行为的初步探索

虽然慢性担忧通常与谨慎和避免伤害的行为有关，但有证据表明，长期担忧高的人具有消极紧迫性 (NU) 的特征，即采取行动的倾向贸然当受到负面影响时。本研究是对长期忧虑者与低忧虑者相比的轻率行为和冲动决策如何表现的初步研究。总共有 93 名支持高低担忧和 NU 的参与者回答了关于他们在 Amazon Mechanical Turk 上的 NU 体验的开放式问题。主题是使用数据驱动的方法确定的。与忧虑程度低的人相比，长期忧虑程度高的参与者认为 NU 显着增加。然而，参与者的 NU 行为类型相似，大多数反应涉及发起人际冲突。其他主题包括花钱、暴饮暴食、饮酒和攻击性行为。NU的表现与NU模型中描述的表现基本一致。尽管长期担忧程度较高的个体在更大程度上参与了 NU 行为，但行为类型与担忧程度较低的人报告的行为类型相似。需要更多的研究来了解长期忧虑高的个体的 NU 动机行为的特征。