ArticleCognitive therapy and research2020
The Impact of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Anxiety Sensitivity on Mental Health Among Public Safety Personnel: When the Uncertain is Unavoidable.
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- Changes in intolerance of uncertainty over the course of treatment predict posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in an inpatient sample.Clinical psychology & psychotherapy · 2022Article
- Psychological Distress in Men during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: The Role of the Sociodemographic Variables, Uncertainty, and Social Support.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Meat in a Seat: A Grounded Theory Study Exploring Moral Injury in Canadian Public Safety Communicators, Firefighters, and Paramedics.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- COVID-19-Related Intolerance of Uncertainty and Mental Health among Back-To-School Students in Wuhan: The Moderation Effect of Social Support.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Confinement and the Hatred of Sound in Times of COVID-19: A Molotov Cocktail for People With Misophonia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Compromised Conscience: A Scoping Review of Moral Injury Among Firefighters, Paramedics, and Police Officers.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Parasocial Interactions, Intolerance to Uncertainty and Mental Health Rehabilitation During Pandemics.Journal of psychosocial rehabilitation and mental health · 2021Article
- Factors that Influence the Decision to Seek Help in a Police Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundPublic safety personnel (PSP; e.g., correctional workers and officers, firefighters, paramedics, police officers, public safety communications officials) are regularly exposed to potentially traumatic events and considerable uncertainty as part of their employment. Canadian PSP screen positively for mental disorders at much higher rates than the general population. Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and anxiety sensitivity (AS) are empirically-supported vulnerability factors associated with the development and maintenance of mental disorders.
methodsThe present study was designed to assess IU and AS across PSP-a population regularly encountering uncertainty-with and without mental disorders (
resultsThere were significant differences across groups on IU and AS scores (
conclusionIncreased resilience or the development of coping skills to manage regular exposures to uncertain threat may help explain why PSP reported low levels of IU and AS despite higher prevalence of mental disorders. Implications for PSP training and treatment are discussed.
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