Altan-Atalay Ayşe, Tuncer İrem, King Naz, Önol Bengü, Sözeri Yaren, Tezel Selin
Koç University, Department of Psychology, Turkey.
Koç University, Department of Psychology, Turkey.
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2023 Jun;79:101840. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2023.101840. Epub 2023 Feb 10.
Looming cognitive style (LCS) and intolerance of uncertainty (IUC) are both cognitive risk factors that play an important role in development of anxiety disorders. Even though both are known to be triggered by ambiguous situations, there is inadequate research on how they predict anxiety and repetitive negative thinking (RNT) patterns in response to ambiguity. The current study aimed to examine the interactive association of IUC and LCS with state anxiety and intensity of RNT following exposure to a stressor that involves ambiguity.
Data were collected from 292 (153 women) individuals aged between 18 and 63 (M = 20.82, SD = 5.20) who were administered self-report measures of LCS, IUC, and anxiety followed by a vignette describing an ambiguous situation. State RNT and anxiety were assessed following exposure to the vignette.
The results indicated that IUC moderated the association of physical looming with state RNT. Individuals who have elevated levels of both physical looming and IUC reported experiencing more higher frequency of RNT when compared with other individuals.
Although the manipulation check has shown that the scenario is effective it was not pilot tested. Also, since the manipulation was conducted online, the manipulation may not have been presented in a standardized way to all the participants.
Overall, the study shows that the two risk factors enhance each other's effect and lead to more intense levels of repetitive, uncontrollable, and distressing thoughts following exposure to ambiguity.
隐现认知风格（LCS）和不确定性不耐受（IUC）都是认知风险因素，在焦虑症的发展中起重要作用。尽管已知两者均由模糊情境引发，但关于它们如何预测对模糊性的焦虑和重复性消极思维（RNT）模式的研究并不充分。本研究旨在探讨IUC和LCS与暴露于涉及模糊性的应激源后的状态焦虑和RNT强度之间的交互关联。
收集了292名（153名女性）年龄在18至63岁之间（M = 20.82，SD = 5.20）个体的数据，这些个体接受了LCS、IUC和焦虑的自我报告测量，随后是一个描述模糊情境的 vignette。在接触 vignette 后评估状态RNT和焦虑。
结果表明，IUC调节了身体隐现与状态RNT之间的关联。与其他个体相比，身体隐现和IUC水平均升高的个体报告经历了更高频率的RNT。
尽管操纵检查表明该情景有效，但未进行预试验。此外，由于操纵是在网上进行的，可能没有以标准化的方式向所有参与者呈现。
总体而言，该研究表明这两个风险因素相互增强作用，并导致在暴露于模糊性后出现更强烈的重复性、无法控制和令人痛苦的思维水平。
