5. Conclusions
Older adults worry less than young adults. Specifically, young
women worry more than young men and older adults. Young
women also have less perceived control over their anxiety and
over their emotions. Interestingly, older men and women did not
differ in their perceived control over emotions, worry, or anxi-
ety control. Regardless of age, worriers have less perceived control
over their anxiety, less control over the inner experience of emo-
tions, and less control over the external signs of emotion. These
findings provide support for the cognitive avoidance theory and
the emotion dysregulation theory of GAD in young and older
adults