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

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Satici B., Saricali M., Satici S. A., Griffiths M. D.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION, cilt.20, sa.5, ss.2731-2742, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11469-020-00305-0
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PAIS International, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2731-2742
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, Mental wellbeing, Intolerance of uncertainty, Rumination, Fear of COVID-19, Turkey, SARS, DEPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY, RESPONSES, EPIDEMIC, OUTBREAK, SUICIDE, STYLE, MOOD
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.