ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2024
Intolerance of uncertainty and psychological flexibility as predictors of mental health from adolescence to old age.
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- Moderating Role of Psychological Flexibility in the Relationship Between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Perceived Stress Among Women Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization Treatment.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- Holding Complexity: Psychological Flexibility and Cultural Identity in a Superdiverse Urban Context.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A single session online training reduces intolerance of uncertainty and improves mental health in emerging adults.Psychological medicine · 2025Article
- Psychological flexibility typologies and non-suicidal self-injury behavior among Chinese adolescents: a latent profile and multiple mediation analysis.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Post-traumatic growth, psychological inflexibility, and the mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty in adolescents affected by the Kahramanmaraş earthquake.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Impact of Media-Induced Uncertainty on Mental Health: Narrative-Based Perspective.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- Psychological functioning of patients with type I diabetes: the relevant role of alexithymia and intolerance to uncertainty.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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purposeThe COVID-19 pandemic brought with it significant social, economic and health uncertainties. These were proposed to impact young people more compared to adults, leading adolescents to report more mental health problems during the pandemic. The current study examined whether differences in cognitive risk (tolerance of uncertainty) and protective (psychological flexibility) factors accounted for age-related differences in depression and anxiety.
methodsThese associations were investigated in the COVID-19 Risks Across the Lifespan (CORAL) cohort (N = 2280, 11-89 years).
resultsThe results showed that adolescents experienced greater intolerance of uncertainty and lower psychological flexibility compared to adults and older adults. Tolerance of uncertainty did not account for age-related differences in depression or anxiety. However, psychological flexibility conferred more protective advantage for anxiety in adults compared to adolescents.
conclusionThe observed age-related differences in risk and protective factors advance our understanding of developmental vulnerabilities to depression and anxiety. Implications for mental health interventions in the context of future pandemics are discussed.
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