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Hosseini F, Alipour A, Safarinia M. (2024). A Meta-Diagnostic Model to Explain the Relationship Between Anxiety Intensity and Neuroticism in Anxiety Disorders: The Mediating Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty. IJER. 3(3), 354-365.
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1- Ph.D. Student in General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran
2- Professor, Department of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran ,alipour@pnu.ac.ir
3- Professor, Department of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2- Professor, Department of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran ,
3- Professor, Department of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (58 Views)
Objective: This study was undertaken with the objective of scrutinizing the meta-diagnostic framework to elucidate the correlation between neuroticism and the severity of anxiety in anxiety disorders, particularly highlighting the mediating influence of intolerance of uncertainty (IU).
Methods: The present study represents foundational research, characterized as correlational research design. The statistical population encompassed all female patients aged between 20 and 55 years who were afflicted with anxiety disorders who sought treatment at eight psychiatric and psychological centers in Tehran in 2022. The sample consisted of 678 individuals, which included 207 female patients (ages 20-55) diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorders, 242 female patients (ages 20-55) with social anxiety disorder, and 229 female patients (ages 20-55) diagnosed with panic disorder, all selected via purposive sampling method. The instruments employed in this research included the five-factor personality inventory, the anxiety assessment scale and the intolerance of uncertainty inventory. To process the data, the structural equation modeling approach was utilized to evaluate the fit of the proposed model.
Results: The results elucidated that the direct correlation between the severity of anxiety and both neuroticism and IU, as well as the direct relationship between IU and neuroticism, were substantiated. Moreover, the indirect relationship between the intensity of anxiety and neuroticism, mediated by IU, was corroborated.
Conclusions: This study underscores the significant role of IU in mediating the relationship between anxiety severity and neuroticism, suggesting that addressing IU may be pivotal in understanding and managing anxiety disorders more effectively.
Methods: The present study represents foundational research, characterized as correlational research design. The statistical population encompassed all female patients aged between 20 and 55 years who were afflicted with anxiety disorders who sought treatment at eight psychiatric and psychological centers in Tehran in 2022. The sample consisted of 678 individuals, which included 207 female patients (ages 20-55) diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorders, 242 female patients (ages 20-55) with social anxiety disorder, and 229 female patients (ages 20-55) diagnosed with panic disorder, all selected via purposive sampling method. The instruments employed in this research included the five-factor personality inventory, the anxiety assessment scale and the intolerance of uncertainty inventory. To process the data, the structural equation modeling approach was utilized to evaluate the fit of the proposed model.
Results: The results elucidated that the direct correlation between the severity of anxiety and both neuroticism and IU, as well as the direct relationship between IU and neuroticism, were substantiated. Moreover, the indirect relationship between the intensity of anxiety and neuroticism, mediated by IU, was corroborated.
Conclusions: This study underscores the significant role of IU in mediating the relationship between anxiety severity and neuroticism, suggesting that addressing IU may be pivotal in understanding and managing anxiety disorders more effectively.
Type of Study: Original |
Subject:
Educational Psychology
Received: 2023/10/6 | Accepted: 2023/12/21 | Published: 2024/09/1
Received: 2023/10/6 | Accepted: 2023/12/21 | Published: 2024/09/1
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