Sexton and Dugas (2009)verified the hypothesis that worrying, the core criterion of GAD, serves to avoid negative emotions. The researchers found that:

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The researchers found that cognitive avoidance of worrying served to keep negative beliefs about worry and fear of somatic symptoms of anxiety at bay. This supports the hypothesis that worrying serves to avoid negative emotions, as people with GAD may engage in worrying to prevent these negative beliefs and fears from surfacing. Option A is not mentioned in the article, and option B is actually contradicted by the findings, as measures of cognitive avoidance were found to be linked to measures of generalized and pathological worry. Option D is also not supported by the article.

Sexton and Dugas (2009)verified the Hypothesis That Worrying, the Core