Do individual differences in intolerance of uncertainty affect health monitoring?

Rosen, Natalie O.; Knäuper, Bärbel; Sammut, Jessica

doi:10.1080/14768320600941038

Cited by 71Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesRisk Perception and ManagementBehavioral Health and Interventions

Do individual differences in intolerance of uncertainty affect health monitoring?

Rosen, Natalie O., Knäuper, Bärbel, Sammut, Jessica·2007·Psychology & Health

DOI 10.1080/14768320600941038

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Researchers have postulated that individual differences in intolerance of uncertainty (IU) may affect people's health behaviours. Study 1 (N = 147 university students) supports this proposition showing that higher IU is associated with higher monitoring (seeking threat-relevant information). Study 2 (N = 117 university students) experimentally manipulated IU to ensure that the association is not due to other related constructs such as anxiety or worry. Results show that inducing high IU led to increased monitoring as reflected by higher scores on an index of monitoring measures. Wanting information about the health threat in order to reduce their uncertainty was an independent predictor of monitoring and did not mediate the relationship between IU and monitoring. Findings suggest that high IU induces people to increase their monitoring; an adaptive strategy when the health threat can be reduced through this behaviour.

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Authors: Rosen, N. O., Knäuper, B., & Sammut, J.
Affiliations: McGill University (CA)
Corresponding author: Rosen, Natalie O.
ORCID: Rosen, Natalie O.
Venue: Psychology & Health
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2007-05
Volume: 22
Issue: 4
Pages: 413-430
ISSN: 0887-0446 (ISSN-L)
1476-8321
DOI: 10.1080/14768320600941038
OpenAlex: W2062953037
Cited by: 71
References: 43
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
FWCI: 1.28
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Psychology and Health (publishedVersion)
Funders: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Risk Perception and Management
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Keywords: intolerance of uncertainty, health monitoring, health hazards, individual differences, adaptive coping, worry, anxiety, university students

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