Jessup Sarah C, Knowles Kelly A, Olatunji Bunmi O
Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, 111 21St Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37240 USA.
Int J Cogn Ther. 2022;15(4):479-491. doi: 10.1007/s41811-022-00148-8. Epub 2022 Nov 15.
Research has shown threat overestimation is significantly associated with intolerance of uncertainty (IU), and both processes predict higher anxiety and safety behavior usage. However, the extent to which threat overestimation predicts subsequent COVID-19-related distress may vary as a function of IU. The present study examined IU as a moderator of the relationship between COVID-19 threat estimation and subsequent COVID-19 fear and safety behavior use. Between February 27 and March 26, 2020, participants ( = 57) completed a self-report measure of IU and estimated the number of people they believed had died from COVID-19. Four weeks later, participants completed measures of COVID-19 fear and safety behavior use. Results revealed IU significantly predicted subsequent COVID-19 fear and safety behavior use. IU also moderated the effect of threat estimation on COVID-19 fear such that those who underestimated threat and experienced low to moderate levels of IU reported experiencing lower levels of COVID-19 fear 1 month later.
研究表明，威胁高估与不确定性不耐受（IU）显著相关，且这两个过程都预示着更高的焦虑和安全行为使用频率。然而，威胁高估预测后续与新冠病毒病相关的痛苦的程度可能会因不确定性不耐受而有所不同。本研究将不确定性不耐受作为新冠病毒病威胁估计与后续新冠病毒病恐惧及安全行为使用之间关系的调节因素进行了考察。在2020年2月27日至3月26日期间，参与者（n = 57）完成了一项关于不确定性不耐受的自我报告测量，并估计了他们认为死于新冠病毒病的人数。四周后，参与者完成了新冠病毒病恐惧及安全行为使用的测量。结果显示，不确定性不耐受显著预测了后续的新冠病毒病恐惧及安全行为使用。不确定性不耐受还调节了威胁估计对新冠病毒病恐惧的影响，即那些低估威胁且经历低至中度不确定性不耐受的人在1个月后报告的新冠病毒病恐惧水平较低。
