The relations between different components of intolerance of uncertainty and symptoms of depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: A network analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relations between depression and intolerance of uncertainty (IU) have been extensively investigated during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is a lack of understanding on how each component of IU may differentially affect depression symptoms and vice versa. The current study used a network approach to reveal the component-to-symptom interplay between IU and depression and identify intervention targets for depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

A total of 624 college students participated in the current study. An IU-Depression network was estimated using items from the 12-item Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. We examined the network structure, node centrality, and node bridge centrality to identify component

SUBMITTER: Feng T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9613443 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature