Introduction: How income inequality associates with poorer mental health remains unclear. Personal relative deprivation (PRD) involves appraising oneself as unfairly disadvantaged relative to similar others and has been associated with poorer mental health and negative cognitive appraisals. As generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is associated with negative cognitive appraisals, PRD may relate to the experience of GAD and its cognitive predictors, intolerance of uncertainty (IU), positive beliefs about worry (PBW), negative beliefs about worry (NBW), and experiential avoidance (EA). Method: In two observational studies (Study 1, N = 588; Study 2, N = 301) participants completed measures of PRD, cognitive predictors and symptoms of GAD, subjective socioeconomic status (SES), self-efficacy, and self-esteem. Results: A relationship between PRD and GAD was found across studies, which was simultaneously mediated by IU and NBW. These results remained when controlling for subjective SES but were weakened when controlling for self-concept factors. Discussion: This research supports the possibility that the experience of deprivation may “trap” people in thinking patterns that contribute to anxious symptomology.

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相对剥夺陷阱：被剥夺的感觉如何与广泛性焦虑症的症状相关

简介：收入不平等如何与较差的心理健康相关联仍不清楚。个人相对剥夺 (PRD) 涉及将自己评估为相对于相似的他人处于不公平的不利地位，并且与较差的心理健康和负面的认知评估有关。由于广泛性焦虑症 (GAD) 与消极的认知评估有关，PRD 可能与 GAD 的经历及其认知预测因素、不确定性不耐受 (IU)、对担忧的积极信念 (PBW)、对担忧的消极信念 (NBW)、和经验回避（EA）。方法：在两项观察性研究（研究 1，N = 588；研究 2，N = 301）中，参与者完成了对 PRD、GAD 的认知预测因子和症状、主观社会经济地位 (SES)、自我效能和自尊的测量。结果：研究发现 PRD 和 GAD 之间存在关系，同时由 IU 和 NBW 介导。这些结果在控制主观 SES 时仍然存在，但在控制自我概念因素时被削弱。讨论：这项研究支持这样一种可能性，即剥夺的经历可能会“困”在导致焦虑症状的思维模式中。