Self-reported intolerance of uncertainty and behavioural decisions

Autor: Elizabeth P. Shulman, Sophie Duranceau, R. Nicholas Carleton, Josh Gonzales, Marissa Zerff, Sandeep Mishra
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry. 51
ISSN: 1873-7943
Popis: Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) appears to be a robust transdiagnostic risk factor related to anxiety and depression. Most transdiagnostic IU research has used the self-report Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale-Short Form; however, there is comparatively little research exploring presumed behavioral correlates of IU. The current study was designed to assess relationships between self-reported IU and decisions in uncertainty-based behavioral tasks (specifically, the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task, the Risky Gains Task, and the Modified Iowa Gambling Task). Participants comprised compensated community members (n = 108; 69% women) and undergraduates (n = 98; 78% women). Community member compensation was not contingent on performance, but undergraduate compensation was partially contingent on performance. Results replicated prior research, with both samples producing small (r = .19) to moderate (r = -.29) correlations (ps
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