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Brief Measure of Worry Severity (BMWS)

Anxiety

1.    When I worry‚ it interferes with my day-to-day functioning (eg. stops me getting my work done‚ organizing myself or activities).
2.    When I think I should be finished worrying about something‚ I find myself worrying about the same thing‚ over and over.
3.    My worrying leads me to feel down and depressed.
4.    When I worry‚ it interferes with my ability to make decisions or solve problems.
5.    I feel tense and anxious when I worry.
6.    I worry that bad things or events are certain to happen.
7.    I often worry about not being able to stop myself from worrying.
8.    As a consequence of my worrying‚ I tend to feel emotional unease or discomfort.
 
 
0-Not true at all‚ 1- Somewhat true‚ 2- Moderately true‚ 3- Definitely true
 

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Gladstone‚ GL.‚ Parker. GB‚ Mitchell‚ PB.‚ Malhi‚ GS.‚ Wilhelm‚ KA.‚ Austin‚ MP. (2005). A Brief Measure of Worry Severity (BMWS): personality and clinical correlates of severe worriers. Journal of Anxiety Disorders; 19(8):877-892.

 

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mohammad looti (2026). Brief Measure of Worry Severity (BMWS). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/brief-measure-of-worry-severity-bmws/

mohammad looti. "Brief Measure of Worry Severity (BMWS)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 19 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/brief-measure-of-worry-severity-bmws/.

mohammad looti. "Brief Measure of Worry Severity (BMWS)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/brief-measure-of-worry-severity-bmws/.

mohammad looti (2026) 'Brief Measure of Worry Severity (BMWS)', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/brief-measure-of-worry-severity-bmws/.

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