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The effect of intolerance of uncertainty on anxiety and depression, and their symptom networks, during the COVID-19 pandemic — Europe PMC PPR:PPR429652

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Original: https://europepmc.org/article/PPR/PPR429652
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/gtekh
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The effect of intolerance of uncertainty on anxiety and depression, and their symptom networks, during the COVID-19 pandemic — Europe PMC PPR:PPR429652 — Europe PMC, https://europepmc.org/article/PPR/PPR429652 (CC0-1.0); archived copy: https://metraipolis.com/documento/dc_02deb7803da3 (Metraipolis archive dc_02deb7803da3, sha256 3aa2c3e5a009d9d40f8e620aaac65e49f41e73bf27e5b3c6dd08bef7604c2b80)

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@misc{dc02deb7803da3,
  title = {The effect of intolerance of uncertainty on anxiety and depression, and their symptom networks, during the COVID-19 pandemic — Europe PMC PPR:PPR429652},
  howpublished = {Europe PMC},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/PPR/PPR429652},
  note = {License CC0-1.0; archived copy https://metraipolis.com/documento/dc_02deb7803da3; sha256 3aa2c3e5a009d9d40f8e620aaac65e49f41e73bf27e5b3c6dd08bef7604c2b80},
  year = {2026}
}

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Individuals vary in their ability to tolerate uncertainty. High intolerance of uncertainty is a known risk factor for mental health problems. In the current study we examined the degree to which intolerance of uncertainty predicted depression and anxiety symptoms and their interrelations across the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined these associations across three time points (May 2020 – April 2021) in an international sample of adults (N = 2087, Mean age = 41.13) from three countries (UK, USA, Australia) with varying degrees of COVID-19 risk. We found that individuals with high and moderate levels of intolerance of uncertainty reported reductions in depression and anxiety symptoms over time. However, symptom levels remained significantly elevated compared to individuals with low intolerance of uncertainty. Individuals with low intolerance of uncertainty had low and stable levels of depression and anxiety across the course of the study. Network analyses further revealed that the relationships between depression and anxiety symptoms became stronger over time among individuals with high intolerance of uncertainty and identified that feeling afraid showed the strongest association with intolerance of uncertainty. Our findings are consistent with previous work identifying intolerance of uncertainty as an important risk factor for mental health problems, especially in times marked by actual health, economic and social uncertainty. The results highlight the need to explore ways to foster resilience among individuals who struggle to tolerate uncertainty, as ongoing and future geopolitical, climate and health threats will likely lead to continued exposure to significant uncertainty.

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Pubblicazione: PsyArXiv, 2021 (prima pubblicazione 2021-12-08).
Identificativi: DOI 10.31234/osf.io/gtekh.
Pagina: https://europepmc.org/article/PPR/PPR429652 — https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/gtekh. Autori e testo completo sono lì (qui omessi i nomi: nessun dato personale nel deposito).
Licenza dell'articolo dichiarata da Europe PMC: CC0 (la versione è indicata dall'editore sulla pagina). Abstract riportato senza modifiche al contenuto, con attribuzione; deposito marcato CC0.
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