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ArticleCognitive therapy and research2022

Worrying But Not Acting: The Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty in Explaining the Discrepancy in COVID-19-Related Responses.

Hayley E Fitzgerald, E Marie Parsons, Teresa Indriolo, Nadine R Taghian, Alexandra K Gold, Danielle L Hoyt, Megan A Milligan, Michael J Zvolensky, Michael W Otto

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Article in Cognitive therapy and research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Predictors of Change in Vaccination Decisions Among the Vaccine Hesitant: Examining the Roles of Age and Intolerance of Uncertainty.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2024
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Hayley E FitzgeraldPsychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, 900 Commonwealth Ave., 2nd Floor, 02215 Boston, MA United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3545-0146
E Marie ParsonsPsychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, 900 Commonwealth Ave., 2nd Floor, 02215 Boston, MA United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4977-7964
Teresa IndrioloPsychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, 900 Commonwealth Ave., 2nd Floor, 02215 Boston, MA United States.
Nadine R TaghianPsychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, 900 Commonwealth Ave., 2nd Floor, 02215 Boston, MA United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7249-1556
Alexandra K GoldPsychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, 900 Commonwealth Ave., 2nd Floor, 02215 Boston, MA United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5090-5153
Danielle L HoytPsychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, 900 Commonwealth Ave., 2nd Floor, 02215 Boston, MA United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8573-7575
Megan A MilliganPsychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, 900 Commonwealth Ave., 2nd Floor, 02215 Boston, MA United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8799-0665
Michael J ZvolenskyDepartment of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1869-0906
Michael W OttoPsychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, 900 Commonwealth Ave., 2nd Floor, 02215 Boston, MA United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8915-7578

Funding

Testing a Digital Therapeutic for Smoking Cessation among Hispanic Persons who SmokeU54MD015946 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · PI Fatima Aziz Merchant · 2020 to 2026
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NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD015946
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research indicates that Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) is associated with COVID-19 emotional responses, but not necessarily with engaging in COVID-19 preventative behaviors. The current study was designed to further evaluate this discrepancy. Participants (N = 454) completed self-report forms about COVID-19 emotional responses (i.e., fear, worry, sensitivity to symptoms) and COVID-19 behavioral interference/responses (i.e., interference in daily activities, interference due to worry, and engagement in preventative behaviors). IU was positively associated with COVID-19-related emotional responses as well as two of the COVID-19-related behavioral interference/responses (i.e., interference in daily activities and interference due to worry), but negatively predicted engagement in COVID-19 preventative behaviors. Exploratory analyses revealed a significant indirect effect of IU on lower engagement in preventative behaviors through lower belief in the effectiveness of such behaviors. Thus, we further document the role of IU in statistically predicting higher distress but lower levels of adaptive health behaviors. Furthermore, we provide preliminary support for the hypothesis that these relationships may be explained by associations between IU and lower belief in the efficacy of health behaviors. Because some current analyses indicate small effect sizes, future studies should investigate IU alongside other potentially important markers. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10608-022-10321-0.

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COVID-19Health behaviorsIntolerance of uncertainty

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PMID35975190
PMCPMC9372948

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