Individuals Intolerant of Uncertainty: The Maintenance of Worry and Distress Despite Reduced Uncertainty

Ranney, Rachel M.; Behar, Evelyn; Bartoszek, Gregory

doi:10.1016/j.beth.2018.08.006

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“…For the first principle (The main fear in people with GAD is a sharp shift in negative emotions), data from experimental studies indicate individuals with GAD have difficulty in experiencing negative emotional contrast (Buff et al, 2016;Crouch et al, 2017;Ranney et al, 2018). These data also provide preliminary evidence for the applicability of the CAM for MDD (Kim & Newman, 2016).…”

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“…IU consists of prospective and inhibitory components. Individuals high in trait prospective IU (which is uniquely associated with GAD) were unable to disengage in worry, even when certainty provided, and they experienced sustained negative emotions (Ranney et al, 2018). Maybe uncertainty about experiencing a negative emotional contrast lead these individuals to keep themselves in a negative emotion through worry.…”

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Contrast avoidance model of worry and generalized anxiety disorder: A theoretical perspective

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Contrast avoidance model of worry and generalized anxiety disorder: A theoretical perspective

2020

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“…Intolerance of uncertainty is a core symptom of many psychiatric disorders, including depression 186 , anxiety 187 , eating disorders 188 and autism 189 . People with higher intolerance of uncertainty may overestimate the likelihood or severity of negative outcomes 190 , worry about the future in an effort to reduce uncertainty 191 and avoid risk 172 .…”

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The influence of subcortical shortcuts on disordered sensory and cognitive processing

2020

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The very earliest stages of sensory processing have the potential to alter how we perceive and respond to our environment. These initial processing circuits can incorporate subcortical regions, such as the thalamus and brainstem nuclei, which mediate complex interactions with the brain's cortical processing hierarchy. These subcortical pathways, many of which we share with other animals, are not merely vestigial but appear to function as 'shortcuts' that ensure processing efficiency and preservation of vital life-preserving functions, such as harm avoidance, adaptive social interactions and efficient decision-making. Here, we propose that functional interactions between these higher-order and lower-order brain areas contribute to atypical sensory and cognitive processing that characterizes numerous neuropsychiatric disorders.

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“…Intolerance of uncertainty is likened to a cognitive bias in which uncertainty and ambiguity are viewed as threatening, and it is proposed to directly lead to worry and anxiety [26]. When faced with uncertain situations, high IU individuals may engage in risky cognitive explanations and experience increased worry and anxiety, which can contribute to heightened test anxiety among students [17,28,29]. And previous studies have demonstrated that intolerance of uncertainty is a direct predictor of test anxiety [30,31].…”

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The relationship between COVID-19 stress and test anxiety in art students: the chain mediating roles of intolerance of uncertainty and sleep quality

Liu,

Qiu,

2024

BMC Public Health

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Background The global spread of COVID-19 has brought immense physiological and psychological distress to students, such as test anxiety and poor sleep quality. This study aims to explore the relationship between COVID-19 stress and test anxiety and the mediating roles of intolerance of uncertainty and sleep quality between them. Methods A study was conducted in China during the late stage of the pandemic. A total of 936 Chinese art students (age M = 18.51, SD = 2.11, 46.6% female) completed the Coronavirus Stress Measure (CSM), the 12-item Intolerance of Uncertainty (IUS-12), the Brief Version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (B-PSQI), and the Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI). A chain mediation model analysis was conducted to examine the mediating effects of intolerance of uncertainty and sleep quality on the association with COVID-19 stress and test anxiety. Results COVID-19 stress was positively associated with test anxiety (β = 0.50, p < 0.001). The intolerance of uncertainty and sleep quality partially and serially mediated the relationship between COVID-19 stress and test anxiety (β = 0.01, 95% CI = 0.01 to 0.02). Conclusion These findings suggest that art students’ intolerance of uncertainty and sleep quality partially and serially mediate the relation between COVID-19 stress and test anxiety. The results have significant implications for the intervention and prevention of test anxiety, providing additional evidence for the relationship between COVID-19 stress and test anxiety.

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Individuals Intolerant of Uncertainty: The Maintenance of Worry and Distress Despite Reduced Uncertainty

Cited by 8 publications

References 52 publications

Contrast avoidance model of worry and generalized anxiety disorder: A theoretical perspective

Contrast avoidance model of worry and generalized anxiety disorder: A theoretical perspective

The influence of subcortical shortcuts on disordered sensory and cognitive processing

The relationship between COVID-19 stress and test anxiety in art students: the chain mediating roles of intolerance of uncertainty and sleep quality

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