The role of uncertainty tolerance and meaning in life on depression and anxiety throughout Covid-19 pandemic

Korkmaz, Hande; Güloğlu, Berna

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2021.110952

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“…Consistent with the cognitive approach, anxiety disorders arise from a real or distorted viewpoint of danger [58,59] and biased interpretation of ambiguity [60]. Subjective perceptions of threat or risk usually make people want to understand what is happening in their lives and what the consequences of these events may be [61]. According to the conservation of resources theory [62], when confronted with a difficult reality, individuals try to acquire, preserve, defend, and foster different resources to cope with unexpected and aversive situations.…”

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“…According to the conservation of resources theory [62], when confronted with a difficult reality, individuals try to acquire, preserve, defend, and foster different resources to cope with unexpected and aversive situations. Therefore, people who tend to be anxious may look for meaning in life because struggling to understand one's life may bring with it a re-evaluation of stressful life conditions [61], adaptation to the required changes [63], and protection of mental health [64].…”

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Anxiety and Depression in a Non-Clinical Sample of Young Polish Adults: Presence of Meaning in Life as a Mediator

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Falewicz

Strochalska

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Early adulthood, between 18 and 25, is viewed as a decisive period of life for the prevention and treatment of anxiety and depression. Although the topic of their mutual relationship is well-known, little has been uncovered about the mechanism underlying this connection. To understand the indirect pathways between anxiety and depression, we chose the sense of meaning of life as a mediator because people’s beliefs that their lives are or can be purposeful may protect against depression. The sample was composed of 277 Polish young adults. A small majority of the participants were women (58.8%). The mean age was M = 22.11 (SD = 1.72). We used in the research the Direct Behavior Rating-Scale Items Scale, the Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and the Brief Screen for Depression. Correlational analysis showed that, consistent with past findings, anxiety correlated positively with depression and searching for meaning. It was also negatively associated with presence of meaning. Moreover, depression was negatively linked to presence of meaning and positively with searching for meaning. Regression-based mediation analyses (PROCESS macro 3.4) proved that the relationship between anxiety and depression was mediated by presence of meaning in life, suggesting that having a sense of meaning may be a pathway by which feelings of tension relative to adverse events protect against depression.

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Section: Anxiety and Meaning In Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

Anxiety and Depression in a Non-Clinical Sample of Young Polish Adults: Presence of Meaning in Life as a Mediator

Szczęśniak

Falewicz

Strochalska

et al. 2022

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“…Few studies have been published on the role of IU on mental health in the pandemic context. Some of them found that higher levels of IU were associated with greater anxiety and depressive symptoms during the pandemic (e.g., Korkmaz & Güloğlu, 2021 ; Rettie & Daniels, 2020 ; Voitsidis et al, 2020 ; Zhuo et al, 2021 ). In addition, IU has been related to fear of COVID-19 ( Deniz, 2021 , Pak et al, 2021 ) and Coronavirus threat perceptions ( Wheaton, Messner, & Marks, 2021 ).…”

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Intolerance of COVID-19-related uncertainty and depressive and anxiety symptoms during the pandemic: A longitudinal study in Argentina

López-Morales

Laura

et al. 2022

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

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The current COVID-19 pandemic is a novel, unprecedented situation that has created considerable uncertainty due in part to the unpredictability of the future situation. Intolerance of Uncertainty is the inability to withstand negative uncertain situations, and predisposes people to overestimate threats and to develop psychopathological symptoms. The aim of this study was to longitudinally analyze the relationship between intolerance of COVID-19-related uncertainty and anxiety and depression symptoms. A non-probabilistic online snowball sampling method was used. For the study, 1230 Argentine adults (216 men; 1005 women; 9 other genders; mean age = 41.62; SD = 13.81) were recruited to complete three open-access surveys at three different time points: (1) between May 6 and June 1, 2020, (2) between August 8 and 13, 2020, and (3) between April 17 and 23, 2021. The results suggest that anxiety and depressive symptoms increase over time, and that intolerance of uncertainty is a predictor of this variability even up to eleven months after the initial assessment. Gender- and age- related effects were also observed (women and young people reported more psychopathological symptoms). The findings suggest the importance of intolerance of uncertainty for mental health and the importance of this type of study for understanding the psychological impact of the pandemic.

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“…De manera similar, los profesionales de salud, que atienden en primera línea a pacientes con covid-19, vivenciaron miedo, ansiedad y depresión (8) , pero además experimentaron trastorno por estrés postraumático (9) , agotamiento, miedo a contagiar la enfermedad y aumento de dependencia a sustancias (9) . Un importante predictor de la ansiedad y depresión es la intolerancia a la incertidumbre (10) ; y las tres variables en conjunto con el estrés, median la relación entre el miedo a la covid-19 y la actitud optimista (1) . Definitivamente, la ambigüedad influye en la emoción de miedo, sin embargo, disponer de información que ofrezca credibilidad favorece las conductas adaptativas, reduce la ansiedad (11) y permite tomar decisiones oportunas, minimizando el riesgo para el contagio (12) .…”

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El miedo al contagio de covid-19, como mediador entre la exposición a las noticias y la salud mental, en población peruana

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Introduction: In this COVID-19 pandemic, protective measures against the disease and government-imposed policies should be known. However, the media also report on deaths and health service shortages, but their impact on the mental health of the population is ignored.Objective: To determine whether fear of COVID-19 infection acts as a mediator between exposure to news about the pandemic and mental health in the Peruvian population.Method: Explanatory study with observable variables in which 541 persons selected by non-probabilistic sampling participated. They responded to a sociodemographic file and the following scales: Mental Health Inventory-5 (MHI-5) and Fear of COVID-19 Scale. Data were processed using IBM SPSS Statistics 25 and Macro PROCESS for SPSS programs; linear regression and bootstrapping of 10 000 simulations were used.Results: The number of hours watching and/or listening to covid-19 information is a good predictor of the COVID-19 fear mediator variable (β= ,75; t = 3.77, p<.001**). In turn, this has a predictor effect on mental health (β= -,24; t = -13.57, p<.001**). However, the number of hours of exposure to COVID-19 information had no direct positive effect on mental health (β= -.10; t = -1.184, p=.23).Conclusion: Fear of COVID-19 has a total mediating effect between exposure to pandemic news and mental health in the Peruvian population. Introducción: En esta pandemia por covid-19 se deben conocer las medidas de protección contra la enfermedad y las políticas impuestas por el gobierno; empero, los medios de comunicación también informan sobre las muertes y el desabastecimiento de los servicios de salud, pero se ignora su impacto en la salud mental de la población.Objetivo: Determinar si el miedo al contagio de la covid-19 actúa como mediador entre la exposición a las noticias sobre la pandemia y la salud mental en población peruana.Método: Estudio explicativo con variables observables, donde participaron 541 personas seleccionadas con un muestreo no probabilístico. Respondieron una ficha sociodemográfica y las escalas: Mental Health Inventory-5 (MHI-5) y Fear of Covid-19 Scale. Los datos fueron procesados mediante los programas IBM SPSS Statistics 25 y Macro PROCESS para SPSS; se utilizó la regresión lineal y bootstrapping de 10 000 simulaciones.Resultados: El número de horas viendo y/o escuchando información de la covid-19 es un buen predictor de la variable mediadora de miedo a la covid-19 (β= ,75; t = 3,77, p<,001**); a su vez, esta tiene un efecto predictor sobre la salud mental (β= -,24; t = -13,57, p<,001**); sin embargo, el número de horas de exposición a la información de la covid-19 no tuvo un efecto directo positivo en la salud mental (β= -,10; t = -1,184, p=,23).Conclusión: El miedo a la covid-19 tiene un efecto mediador total entre la exposición a las noticias sobre la pandemia y la salud mental en la población peruana.

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The role of uncertainty tolerance and meaning in life on depression and anxiety throughout Covid-19 pandemic

Cited by 51 publications

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Anxiety and Depression in a Non-Clinical Sample of Young Polish Adults: Presence of Meaning in Life as a Mediator

Anxiety and Depression in a Non-Clinical Sample of Young Polish Adults: Presence of Meaning in Life as a Mediator

Intolerance of COVID-19-related uncertainty and depressive and anxiety symptoms during the pandemic: A longitudinal study in Argentina

El miedo al contagio de covid-19, como mediador entre la exposición a las noticias y la salud mental, en población peruana

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