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ArticleJournal of affective disorders2023

Intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety among college students during the re-emergence of COVID-19: Mediation effects of cognitive emotion regulation and moderation effects of family function.

Andi Huang, LiLi Liu, Xiayong Wang, Jianbin Chen, Shunwei Liang, Xiaodan Peng, Jiahong Li, Cong Luo, Fang Fan, Jingbo Zhao

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Article in Journal of affective disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Andi HuangDepartment of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
LiLi LiuDepartment of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiayong WangDepartment of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jianbin ChenMental Health Center, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Shunwei LiangMental Health Education and Counseling Center, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaodan PengDepartment of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiahong LiDepartment of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Cong LuoDepartment of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Fang FanSchool of Psychology, Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangdong, China.
Jingbo ZhaoDepartment of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Mental Health Center, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: mingtian@smu.edu.cn.
Southern Medical University · CNGuangzhou Academy of Fine Arts · CNSouth China Normal University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIn June 2021, the COVID-19 spread again in the community, and residents had to face the impact of the outbreak again after 276 days, none of the local cases in Guangdong Province, China. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanisms underlying the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and anxiety in college students in non-epidemic area during the periods of re-emergence of COVID-19.

methodsA survey was conducted among 86,767 college students in Guangdong Province, China from 10 to 18 June 2021, information on the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS), General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) and Family APGAR Index were collected. Five moderation and mediation models were analyzed using latent moderated structural equations.

resultsThe results showed that IU was positively related to anxiety (r = 0.42, p < 0.000). After controlling for age and gender, latent moderated structural equations indicated that catastrophizing mediated the relationship between IU and anxiety, and family function acted as a moderator in this relationship. Further analyses indicated that IU directly affected anxiety and had indirect effects on anxiety by catastrophizing. This relationship was weaker among college students who reported lower family function.

conclusionThis study provides practical implications for designing intervention strategies to reduce anxiety in college students when the epidemic re-emerges.

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COVID-19Emotional RegulationAnxietyAnxiety DisordersCognitionHumansStudentsUncertaintyAnxietyCognitive emotion regulationCOVID-19Intolerance of uncertaintyLatent moderated structural equations

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PMID36764364
PMCPMC9908432
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