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Open Access 15-05-2020 | COVID-19 | Original Article

Intolerance of Uncertainty and Mental Wellbeing: Serial Mediation by Rumination and Fear of COVID-19

Authors: Begum Satici, Mehmet Saricali, Seydi Ahmet Satici, Mark D. Griffiths

Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | Issue 5/2022

Abstract

The novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become globally widespread with millions of confirmed cases and many countries implementing various levels of quarantine. Therefore, it is important to investigate the psychological consequences of this process, given the unique situation that has been experienced globally. Therefore, the present study examined whether intolerance of uncertainty was related to mental wellbeing and whether this relationship was mediated by rumination and fear of COVID-19. The sample comprised 1772 Turkish individuals (aged between 18 and 73 years) from 79 of 81 cities in Turkey, who completed measures of mental wellbeing, intolerance of uncertainty, rumination, and fear of COVID-19. Results of serial mediation analyses showed that intolerance of uncertainty had a significant direct effect on mental wellbeing. Rumination and fear of COVID-19, in combination, serially mediated the association between intolerance of uncertainty and mental wellbeing. The findings are discussed within the framework of the psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and related literature.

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Title: Intolerance of Uncertainty and Mental Wellbeing: Serial Mediation by Rumination and Fear of COVID-19
Authors: Begum Satici
Mehmet Saricali
Seydi Ahmet Satici
Mark D. Griffiths
Publication date: 15-05-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: COVID-19
Anxiety
Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction / Issue 5/2022
Print ISSN: 1557-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1882
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00305-0

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