Ye Haoxian, Chen Chunling, Chen Shiying, Jiang Nan, Cai Zifan, Liu Yixin, Li Yunyi, Huang Yike, Yu Wanqing, You Ruiyan, Liao Haiping, Fan Fang
Centre for Studies of Psychological Applications, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Brain Cognition and Educational Science, School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Shipai Road, Guangzhou, 510631, China.
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2025 Jun;56(3):715-727. doi: 10.1007/s10578-023-01603-z. Epub 2023 Sep 2.
Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is widely considered a transdiagnostic risk and maintaining factor for psychiatric disorders. However, little is known about the overall nature and profile of IU among adolescents. This study aims to investigate the profiles of IU among Chinese adolescents and explore their associations with sociodemographic characteristics and mental health problems. A sample of 108,540 adolescents provided data on IU, sociodemographic characteristics, and mental health via an online platform. Latent profile analysis revealed three profiles: Low IU, Medium IU, and High IU. Girls, older adolescents, and those with specific sociodemographics were more likely to belong to the "High IU" profile. Furthermore, the "High IU" profile was associated with the highest risk of several mental health problems. These findings provided valuable information for early prevention and intervention strategies targeting IU and highlighted the importance of IU-based interventions for mental health among adolescents.
不确定性不耐受（IU）被广泛认为是一种跨诊断风险因素，也是精神障碍的维持因素。然而，对于青少年中IU的整体性质和特征知之甚少。本研究旨在调查中国青少年中IU的特征，并探讨其与社会人口学特征及心理健康问题之间的关联。一个由108540名青少年组成的样本通过在线平台提供了关于IU、社会人口学特征和心理健康的数据。潜在剖面分析揭示了三种特征类型：低不确定性不耐受、中等不确定性不耐受和高不确定性不耐受。女孩、年龄较大的青少年以及具有特定社会人口学特征的青少年更有可能属于“高不确定性不耐受”类型。此外，“高不确定性不耐受”类型与多种心理健康问题的最高风险相关。这些发现为针对IU的早期预防和干预策略提供了有价值的信息，并突出了基于IU的干预对青少年心理健康的重要性。
