ArticleBMC psychology2021
Fear of COVID-19 lead to procrastination among Turkish university students: The mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty.
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- Fear of COVID-19 and hygiene behaviors: a study of secondary school students in İstanbul.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Tomorrow Never Comes: The Risks of Procrastination for Adolescent Health.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Review
- Evaluation of Resilience and Mental Health in the "Post-Pandemic Era" among University Students: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- The Association Between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Mobile Phone Addiction Among Overseas Chinese Students During COVID-19: The Mediating Roles of Perceived Stress and Rumination.Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Article
- University Experience during the First Two Waves of COVID-19: Students' Experiences and Psychological Wellbeing.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2023Article
- Fear of COVID-19, intolerance of uncertainty, psychological capital, and positive future expectations: Tests of mediating relationships with healthcare workers.Archives of psychiatric nursing · 2023Article
- Fear of COVID-19 and the career maturity of Chinese international high school students: The mediating effect of the intolerance of uncertainty.Journal of health psychology · 2023Article
- Procrastination and Stress: A Conceptual Review of Why Context Matters.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Factors Affecting Sleep Quality of College Students during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- An examination of procrastination in a multi-ethnic population of adolescents from New Caledonia.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Tolerance for ambiguity, reappraisal, and suppression mediate the relationship between problematic internet use and procrastination.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2022Article
- Cultural Perspectives, Feelings and Coping Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Romanian Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Mediating Effects of Reassurance-Seeking Behavior or Obsession With COVID-19 on the Association Between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Viral Anxiety Among Healthcare Workers in Korea.Journal of Korean medical science · 2022Article
- Viral Anxiety Mediates the Influence of Intolerance of Uncertainty on Adherence to Physical Distancing Among Healthcare Workers in COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 outbreak has not only increased mortality but has also negatively affected mental health among populations across the world. Furthermore, individuals are experiencing uncertainty about their current and future situation because of the pandemic. Therefore, the present study investigated the mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and procrastination among a sample of Turkish university students.
methodsBetween October and November 2020, 450 university students (291 females and 159 males aged 17 to 24 years) from three state universities in Turkey completed an online survey. Correlation analysis and structural equation modeling methods were employed to examine a model for understanding the general procrastination during COVID-19 pandemic.
resultsThe results of the correlation analysis indicated that the fear of COVID-19 was positively correlated with both intolerance of uncertainty (r = .26, p < .001) and procrastination (r = .23, p < .001). The mediation analysis also showed that intolerance of uncertainty had a significant mediating role in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and procrastination (β = .11, p < .001).
conclusionReducing the fear of COVID-19 and intolerance of uncertainty is likely to contribute to reducing individuals' procrastination behaviors during the pandemic.
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