Individual differences in contextual threat generalisation and uncertainty: The role of intolerance of uncertainty.
Anxiety
Generalisation
Intolerance of uncertainty
Uncertainty
Journal
International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie
ISSN: 1464-066X
Titre abrégé: Int J Psychol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0107305
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Historique:
received:
23
06
2022
accepted:
05
04
2023
medline:
17
7
2023
pubmed:
28
4
2023
entrez:
27
4
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Threat generalisation is an adaptive process that is essential for individual survival. In contrast, over-generalisation is a pathological process that underlies the development of anxiety disorders. Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is an individual characteristic known to influence threat generalisation by altering the responses to threat in uncertain situations. However, how it affects contextual threat generalisation remains unclear. Here, we used a novel paradigm to investigate whether contextual threat generalisation varied between individuals depending on their IU level (high or low) and the predictability of a situation (predictable or unpredictable). We analysed shock expectancy in 82 participants (age: 18-27 years) during threat acquisition and generalisation. Results showed that compared with the low IU group, the high IU group exhibited increased contextual threat generalisation to threat-related cues in unpredictable situation. These findings suggest that IU could be a marker for anxiety disorder susceptibility, as well as a target for anxiety treatment.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
322-331Subventions
Organisme : Guangdong Key Project in "Development of new tools for diagnosis and treatment of Autism
ID : 2018B030335001
Organisme : Ministry of Education Key Projects of Philosophy and Social Sciences Research
ID : 21JZD063
Organisme : National Natural Science Foundation of China
ID : NSFC31871130
Organisme : National Natural Science Foundation of China
ID : NSFC32271142
Organisme : Shenzhen Science and Technology Research Funding Program
ID : JCYJ20200109144801736
Informations de copyright
© 2023 International Union of Psychological Science.
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