“…Recent studies, however, have found associations between IU and symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD; Fergus & Wu, 2010), social phobia (Boelen & Reijntjes, 2009;Carleton, Collimore, & Asmundson, 2010), panic disorder Sexton and Dugas, 2009;, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD; Fetzner et al, 2013) and depression (Yook, Kim, Suh & Lee, 2010). Despite many studies linking IU to psychopathology, questions remain about the specific nature of the construct and how it may contribute to psychopathological symptoms (Birrell, Meares, Wilkinson & Freeston, 2011).…”