An Examination of the Indirect Effect of Intolerance of Uncertainty on Health Anxiety Through Anxiety Sensitivity Physical Concerns

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 715-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily M. O’Bryan ◽  
Alison C. McLeish
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Intolerance Of Uncertainty

Predictors of health anxiety among older and young adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 1998-2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay A. Gerolimatos ◽  
Barry A. Edelstein
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Intolerance Of Uncertainty ◽  
Behavioral Model ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Anxiety Control ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Model

ABSTRACTBackground: Many older adults have at least one chronic disease and experience greater health problems than young adults. However, little is known about factors other than health that account for health anxiety (HA) among older adults. The overall objective of the present study was to develop a better understanding of HA among older and young adults.Methods: We examined how anxiety-related constructs (anxiety sensitivity, intolerance of uncertainty, anxiety control, and emotion regulation) predict two core components of HA described in the cognitive–behavioral model of HA (illness likelihood and negative consequences) in older and young adults. We also examined the extent to which the predictor variables differentially account for HA in both age groups. Older and young adult participants completed several self-report surveys.Results: Young adults reported higher levels of HA than older adults. Anxiety sensitivity and reappraisal predicted illness likelihood for older and young adults. Intolerance of uncertainty predicted negative consequences in both age groups. Anxiety sensitivity predicted negative consequences for older adults only. Anxiety control did not predict illness likelihood or negative consequences for either age group.Conclusions: Results suggest that anxiety sensitivity and intolerance of uncertainty may predispose older and young adults to HA, which is influenced by reappraisal. Implications for the cognitive–behavioral model of HA in both age groups are discussed.

Anxiety sensitivity and intolerance of uncertainty: Requisites of the fundamental fears?

2007 ◽  
Vol 45 (10) ◽  
pp. 2307-2316 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Nicholas Carleton ◽  
Donald Sharpe ◽  
Gordon J.G. Asmundson
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Intolerance Of Uncertainty

scholarly journals Cognitive Vulnerabilities to Anxiety

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 419-440
Author(s):  
Mirjana Sučević ◽  
Ana Kurtović
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Intolerance Of Uncertainty ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Cognitive Vulnerabilities ◽  
Specific Effects ◽  
Social Concerns ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of personality, anxiety sensitivity, intolerance of uncertainty and self-esteem on different anxiety symptoms. A total of 436 university students completed measures of personality, anxiety sensitivity, intolerance of uncertainty, self-esteem, and symptoms of panic, worry and social anxiety. Results have shown that neuroticism, conscientiousness and psychological concerns (anxiety sensitivity) predict symptoms of panic and that psychological concerns mediate the relationship between neuroticism and panic. Worry was predicted by neuroticism, prospective and inhibitory intolerance of uncertainty and self-liking, with intolerance of uncertainty mediating between neuroticism and worry. Finally, neuroticism, openness to experiences and extraversion, as well as social concerns (anxiety sensitivity), inhibitory intolerance of uncertainty and self-liking predicted social anxiety. Social concerns, inhibitory intolerance of uncertainty and self-liking mediated the effects of neuroticism and extraversion on social anxiety. Results offer support to neuroticism being a universal risk factor and anxiety sensitivity, intolerance of uncertainty and self-esteem having specific effects on anxiety symptoms.

scholarly journals A Correlational Analysis of the Relationships among Intolerance of Uncertainty, Anxiety Sensitivity, Subjective Sleep Quality, and Insomnia Symptoms

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (18) ◽  
pp. 3253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Lauriola ◽  
R. Nicholas Carleton ◽  
Daniela Tempesta ◽  
Pierpaolo Calanna ◽  
Valentina Socci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Intolerance Of Uncertainty ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Sensitivity Index ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Insomnia Severity

In this study, we used structural equation modeling to investigate the interplay among Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU), Anxiety Sensitivity (AS), and sleep problems. Three hundred undergraduate students completed the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale, the Intolerance of Uncertainty Inventory, the Anxiety Sensitivity Index, the Beck Depression Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Insomnia Severity Index. 68% and 40% of the students reported poor sleep quality or sub-threshold insomnia problems, respectively. Depression and anxiety levels were above the cut-off for about one-fourth of the participants. Structural equation modeling revealed that IU was strongly associated with AS, in turn influencing both insomnia severity and sleep quality via depression and anxiety. Significant indirect effects revealed that an anxious pathway was more strongly associated with insomnia severity, while a depression pathway was more relevant for worsening the quality of sleep. We discussed the results in the frameworks of cognitive models of insomnia. Viewing AS and IU as antecedents of sleep problems and assigning to AS a pivotal role, our study suggested indications for clinical interventions on a population at risk for sleep disorders.

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