Are we certain about which measure of intolerance of uncertainty to use yet?

Roma, Vincenzo G.; Hope, Debra A.

doi:10.1080/16506073.2016.1252792

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“…Therefore, it may be postulated that although older women were shown to report altogether more worry, as well as more severe depressive and anxiety symptoms compared with older men (94), the novel COVID-19 circumstances imposed similar levels of anxiety on both genders. This study also explored IU in older individuals, using a gender invariant scale (95). According to the results, women showed higher levels of IU compared with men; this difference was particularly significant with regard to prospective IU, reflecting more cognitive assessments of threat regarding unforeseeable events and more desire for predictability (35), a finding related with the fact that women tend to worry more than men (96).…”

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“…This study also explored IU in older individuals, using a gender invariant scale ( 95 ). According to the results, women showed higher levels of IU compared with men; this difference was particularly significant with regard to prospective IU, reflecting more cognitive assessments of threat regarding unforeseeable events and more desire for predictability ( 35 ), a finding related with the fact that women tend to worry more than men ( 96 ).…”

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Intolerance of Uncertainty and Loneliness in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic imposed a psychological burden on people worldwide, including fear and anxiety. Older adults are considered more vulnerable during public health emergency crises. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the psychological response of older adults during the acute phase of the pandemic in Greece. Method: This cross-sectional study was part of a larger three-day online survey. A total of 103 participants over the age of 60 fulfilled inclusion criteria. The survey included sociodemographic questions and six psychometric scales: the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), the Brief Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) depression scale, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7), the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS-12), and the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (JGLS). Results: A significant proportion of the participants reported moderate to severe depressive symptoms (81.6%), moderate to severe anxiety symptoms (84.5%), as well as disrupted sleep (37.9%). Women reported significantly higher levels of COVID-19related fear, more severe depressive symptoms and sleep disturbances, as well as higher levels of intolerance of uncertainty. Participants living alone showed higher levels of loneliness. Intolerance of uncertainty was shown to modulate levels of loneliness. Conclusions: During the quarantine, attention was promptly drawn upon the risks related with older people's loneliness. Studies identifying factors that may contribute to loneliness during a public health emergency facilitate the implementation of supportive interventions. Preparedness to address and manage older people's loneliness may limit this deleterious emotional response during the pandemic, as well as at the post-COVID-19 phase.

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Intolerance of Uncertainty and Loneliness in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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“…The second section contained the following: Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IU-12): To study the intolerance of uncertainty, we used the validated 12-item version (IU-12) that utilises a 5-point Likert response ranging from ‘not at all characteristic of me’ to ‘entirely characteristic of me’ [ 20 – 24 ]. The maximum possible score is 60, reflecting high levels of intolerance of uncertainty [ 25 , 26 ].…”

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Who are the chiropractic students favouring a limitless scope of practice? Exploring the relationship with personality, magical thinking, and academic achievement

2022

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Introduction Some chiropractors seem to have an inflated belief in the powers of spinal manipulation (SMT), for example aiming at preventing future spinal degeneration and health problems, activities that are without supporting evidence. Non-evidenced health beliefs have been shown to be associated with a tendency toward magical thinking. Holding such beliefs about SMT is associated with a limitless scope of practice (LLSoP). Recent studies have shown that “chiropractic conservatism” (ChiroCon) is also associated with such approaches. We wanted to understand ChiroCon and these attitudes toward SMT by exploring three different factors: intolerance to uncertainty, academic achievement, and tendency toward magical thinking and how they relate to ChiroCon and LLSoP. Method A cross-sectional survey of 243 chiropractic students from an Australian chiropractic program was conducted in May 2020. Students answered a questionnaire involving a patient case-scenario for LLSoP, levels of ChiroCon, validated questionnaires on (i) Intolerance of uncertainty, (ii) Academic achievement, and (iii) Magical thinking. LLSoP was defined as wanting to treat with SMT a 5-year-old asymptomatic child for future (i) Musculoskeletal (MSK) problems and/or (ii) Non-musculoskeletal diseases. Logistic regression models were used to confirm if there was an association between ChiroCon and LLSoP and to explore associations between LLSoP and (i) Intolerance of uncertainty, (ii) Academic achievement, and (iii) Magical thinking. We repeated the same analyses using ChiroCon as the outcome variable. Results We confirmed that chiropractic students in the more extreme ChiroCon group were more likely to want to prevent future spinal disorders in an asymptomatic 5-year-old child as compared to those with lower levels (OR = 3.9, (95%CI 1.97–7.72). This was also the case for the prevention of future diseases in the same child (OR = 6.9, (95%CI 3.11–15.06). Of the three predictor variables, magical belief was positively associated with both ChiroCon and LLSoP. Conclusion Not surprisingly, ChiroCon is closely related to LLSoP and both were linked to magical thinking. Therefore, the questionnaire ‘Magical Health Beliefs’ could be a useful instrument to screen future chiropractic students to prevent a mismatch between student and institution. Depending on the outlook of the school, some schools would welcome these students, whereas other institutions would want to avoid them in their education program.

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“…However, no studies have examined gender invariance for these measures comparing two separate countries. At the same time, strong gender equivalence within the same countries was found for the RRQ (Carter, 2010; Whisman et al, 2020), IUS (Dekkers, Jansen, Salemink, & Huizenga, 2017; Roma & Hope, 2017), and ASI-3 (Ghisi et al, 2016). Taken together, one inference from these studies is that the RRQ, PCQ, IUS, ASI-3, and CBPQ would be invariant across the United States and Singapore as well as gender to a large extent.…”

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Cross-Cultural and Gender Invariance of Transdiagnostic Processes in the United States and Singapore

2019

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The Research Domain Criteria define cognitive and emotional processes (e.g., rumination, intolerance of uncertainty, anxiety sensitivity, emotion dysregulation) as key transdiagnostic elements of psychopathology. However, there is currently a dearth of construct equivalence studies on measures of these processes. We thus aimed to validate the latent structures of five transdiagnostic constructs using established and newer measures: two-factor Rumination–Reflection Questionnaire, six-factor Perseverative Cognitions Questionnaire, two-factor Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale, three-factor Anxiety Sensitivity Index–3, two-factor Cognitive and Behavioral Processes Questionnaire (CBPQ). Measurement equivalence was examined across 292 American and 144 Singaporean undergraduates. Cross-cultural confirmatory factor analyses revealed strict invariance for all measures, with interfactor association differences on the Perseverative Cognitions Questionnaire and CBPQ. Across gender, full invariance was found on all measures except the CBPQ. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.

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Are we certain about which measure of intolerance of uncertainty to use yet?

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Intolerance of Uncertainty and Loneliness in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Intolerance of Uncertainty and Loneliness in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Who are the chiropractic students favouring a limitless scope of practice? Exploring the relationship with personality, magical thinking, and academic achievement

Cross-Cultural and Gender Invariance of Transdiagnostic Processes in the United States and Singapore

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