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(Just Thinking of) Uncertainty Increases Intolerance of Uncertainty

Journal of Individual Differences, 2023
Abstract. Intolerance of uncertainty is a far-reaching – yet not widely examined – construct with clinical and nonclinical associations. The current study implemented a brief reflection on uncertainty hypothesized to increase tolerance of uncertainty.
Suzanne C. Parker, Anthony H. Ahrens
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Intolerance of uncertainty and reinstatement

2022
The return of fear model of reinstatement is an understudied phenomenon that may shed some light on the mechanisms of clinical relapse seen in anxiety disorders. Previous studies have found altered threat responding during reinstatement phases of classical threat conditioning tasks connected to Intolerance of uncertainty (IU), an emerging ...
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Hand preference and intolerance of uncertainty: Atypical cerebral lateralization advantages lower intolerance of uncertainty

Laterality, 2019
Left and inconsistent hand preferences are the markers of atypical brain organization that relate with cognitive and behavioural traits as well as with developmental disorders, whereas intolerance of uncertainty is the trait of inability to bear future uncertainty that mediates anxiety disorders and depression.
Sanjay Kumar, Reena Saini, Ranjeeta Jain
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Intolerance of Uncertainty in OCD

2017
Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is a key cognitive construct in the maintenance of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms. Whereas most individuals feel “certain-enough” that situations are relatively safe, those with OCD who have elevated IU have difficulty managing the feeling of not knowing “for sure” whether a feared outcome may occur.
Ryan J. Jacoby, Jonathan S. Abramowitz
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Intolerance of uncertainty in obsessive-compulsive disorder

Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 2003
Pathological doubt, a prominent feature of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), may be related to difficulty tolerating ambiguous or uncertain situations. This is thought to be particularly true of those patients with checking compulsions. Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) has been studied extensively within the domains of worry and generalized anxiety ...
David F, Tolin, Jonathan S, Abramowitz, Bartholomew D, Brigidi, Edna B, Foa   +3 more
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State of the Science: Intolerance of Uncertainty

Behavior Therapy
Over 30 years ago, a group of researchers at Laval University, Canada, conceptualized the construct of intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and proposed a self-report measure of IU, the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS; Freeston et al., 1994). At the time, we were interested in identifying a cognitive vulnerability factor for the development and ...
Michel J. Dugas, Naomi Koerner, Mark H. Freeston   +2 more
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Intolerance of Uncertainty and Adult Separation Anxiety

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 2014
Intolerance of uncertainty (IU)-the tendency to react negatively to situations that are uncertain-is involved in different anxiety disorders and depression. No studies have yet examined the association between IU and symptoms of adult separation anxiety disorder.
Boelen, Paul A., Reijntjes, Albert, Carleton, R. Nicholas   +2 more
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Intolerance of Uncertainty, Fear of Anxiety, and Adolescent Worry

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2012
A 5 year, ten wave longitudinal study of 338 adolescents assessed the association between two forms of cognitive vulnerability (intolerance of uncertainty and fear of anxiety) and worry. Multilevel mediational analyses revealed a bidirectional and reciprocal relation between intolerance of uncertainty and worry in which change in one variable partially
Dugas, M.J., Laugesen, N., Bukowski, W.M.   +2 more
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Intolerance of uncertainty as a factor in hoarding treatment

Journal of Psychiatric Research
Hoarding disorder (HD) involves difficulty discarding clutter. Existing treatments for HD (including cognitive-behavioral therapy [CBT]) yield only partial symptom reduction. Identifying factors that contribute to hoarding may inform potential treatment mechanisms.
Michael G. Wheaton, Rachel Van Boxtel, Carolyn I. Rodriguez   +2 more
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Decision-Making Styles and Intolerance of Uncertainty

Psychological Reports
Intolerance of uncertainty plays a significant role in decision-making by shaping how individuals perceive, interpret, and react to uncertain situations. Consequently, this research seeks to explore the relationship between the five decision-making styles and intolerance of uncertainty.
Sara Valentin, Corey White
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