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Intolerance of uncertainty as a predictor of post-traumatic stress symptoms following a traumatic event
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Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) has been associated with elevated post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in the extant literature. However, no research to date has investigated whether pre-trauma IU predicts PTSS following trauma exposure. The current study prospectively examined the relationship between IU and PTSS within a sample of individuals with various levels of exposure to a university campus shooting. We hypothesized that pre-trauma IU would predict elevated PTSS following a campus shooting, even after covarying for anxiety sensitivity (AS), a known correlate of PTSS. Participants included undergraduates (n=77) who completed a self-report battery in Introductory Psychology. After a campus shooting, they were invited to complete measures of PTSD symptoms and level of exposure to the shooting. As anticipated, results revealed pre-trauma IU as a significant predictor of elevated PTSS following the campus shooting. These results remained significant after covarying for pre-trauma levels of AS. Our results are the first to demonstrate that elevated pre-trauma levels of IU predict later PTSS following exposure to a traumatic event. This finding is discussed in terms of promising directions for future research and treatment strategies.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Oglesby, M. E., Boffa, J. W., Short, N. A., Raines, A. M., & Schmidt, N. B.
- Affiliations
- Florida State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Schmidt, Norman B.
- Venue
- Journal of Anxiety Disorders
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-06
- Volume
- 41
- Pages
- 82-87
- ISSN
- 0887-6185 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2283473931
- Cited by
- 109
- References
- 45
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 8
- FWCI
- 12.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Anxiety Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Keywords
- intolerance of uncertainty, posttraumatic stress symptoms, anxiety sensitivity, trauma exposure, undergraduate students
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Anxiety, Female, Humans, Male, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Universities, Uncertainty, Young Adult, Symptom Assessment
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