"It's not just the judgements-It's that I don't know": Intolerance of uncertainty as a predictor of social anxiety
"It's not just the judgements-It's that I don't know": Intolerance of uncertainty as a predictor of social anxiety
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DOI：
10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.10.007
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发表时间：
2010-03-01
影响因子：
10.3
通讯作者：
Asmundson, Gordon J. G.
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作者：
Carleton, R. Nicholas;Collimore, Kelsey C.;Asmundson, Gordon J. G.
在最近的研究中，人们对不容忍不确定性(IU)在焦虑症中的作用的兴趣一直在增加。不容忍不确定性(IU)是指一个人倾向于认为发生负面事件的可能性是不可接受的和具有威胁性的，而不管它发生的可能性有多大。Iu被认为是与广泛性焦虑症(GAD)相关的一个重要结构；然而，越来越多的研究表明，在患有其他焦虑症的个体中，Iu的水平也很高。尽管人们的兴趣与日俱增，但很少有研究考察IU和社交焦虑(SA)之间的关系。本研究的目的是进一步探讨Iu与SA的关系。参与者包括来自加拿大的286名社区成员(71%的女性)，他们完成了IU、SA、焦虑敏感度和对负面评估的恐惧(FNE)测量。回归分析显示，IU的抑制性焦虑维度、焦虑敏感度的社会可观察焦虑症状恐惧维度和FNE对SA症状有显著的预测作用。出乎意料的是，Iu和FNE往往是SA变异的可比预测因子。此外，具有与SAD一致的SA症状的参与者的IU水平与具有与GAD一致的担忧症状的参与者报告的水平相当。讨论了全面的发现、影响和未来研究的方向。(C)2009爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
Interest in the role of intolerance of uncertainty (IU) - the tendency for a person to consider the possibility of a negative event occurring as unacceptable and threatening irrespective of the probability of its occurrence - in anxiety disorders has been increasing in recent research. IU has been implicated as an important construct associated with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD); however, a growing body of research suggests that levels of IU are also high among individuals with other anxiety disorders. Despite the increasing interest, few studies have examined the relationship between IU and social anxiety (SA). The purpose of the present investigation was to further investigate the relationship between IU and SA. Participants included 286 community members (71% women) from Canada who completed measures of IU, SA, anxiety sensitivity, and fear of negative evaluation (FNE). Regression analyses revealed that the inhibitory anxiety dimension of IU, the fear of socially observable anxiety symptoms dimension of anxiety sensitivity, and the FNE were consistently significant predictors of SA symptoms. Unexpectedly, IU and FNE were often comparable predictors of SA variance. Moreover, participants with SA symptoms consistent with SAD exhibited levels of IU comparable to those reported by participants with worry symptoms consistent with GAD. Comprehensive findings, implications, and directions for future research are discussed. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.