Intolerance of uncertainty in eating disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Intolerance of uncertainty is an empirically supported transdiagnostic construct that may have relevance in understanding eating disorders. We conducted a meta‐analysis and systematic review of intolerance of uncertainty in eating disorders using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We calculated random‐effects standardised mean differences (SMD) for studies utilising the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS) and summarised additional studies descriptively. Women with eating disorders have significantly higher IUS scores compared with healthy controls (SMD = 1.90; 95% C.I. 1.24 to 2.56; p < 0.001). Post hoc meta‐analysis revealed significant differences when comparing women with anorexia nervosa with controls (SMD = 2.16; 95% C.I. 1.14 to 3.18; p < 0.001) and women with bulimia nervosa with controls (SMD = 2.03; 95% C.I. 1.30 to 2.75; p < 0.001). Our synthesis of findings suggests that intolerance of uncertainty may represent a vulnerability and maintenance factor for eating disorders and potential target of cognitive, behavioural, interoceptive and affective symptoms. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.
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Intolerance of uncertainty is highly prevalent in individuals with eating disorders.
“As intolerance of uncertainty is highly prevalent in individuals with EDs (Brown et al., 2017; Kesby, Maguire, Brownlow, & Grisham, 2017)”
From Eating disorders in times of the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic—Results from an online survey of patients with anorexia nervosa (2020) · cites this paper as Brown et al., 2017
Patients with eating disorders might show higher levels of intolerance for uncertainty compared to the general population.
“Several studies before pandemic highlighted how patients with EDs might show higher levels of intolerance for uncertainty compared to the general population (Brown et al., 2017).”
From Eating Disorders Spectrum During the COVID Pandemic: A Systematic Review (2021) · cites this paper as Brown et al., 2017
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- Authors
- Brown, M., Robinson, L., Campione, G. C., Wuensch, K., Hildebrandt, T., & Micali, N.
- Affiliations
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
- University College London (GB)
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Brown, Melanie
- Venue
- European Eating Disorders Review
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2017-05-23
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 329-343
- ISSN
- 1072-4133 (ISSN-L)
- 1099-0968
- OpenAlex
- W2617353623
- Cited by
- 173
- References
- 49
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 3
- FWCI
- 1.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- European Eating Disorders Review (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Keywords
- intolerance of uncertainty, eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, transdiagnostic factors, women, Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale
- MeSH terms
- Anorexia Nervosa, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Female, Humans, Uncertainty, Bulimia Nervosa, Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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