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Hassan, Mona ORCID: 0009-0004-3497-5751 and Appel, Helmut ORCID: 0000-0003-4233-6090 (2025). The Effect of Everyday Safety Behavior on Intolerance of Uncertainty and Indecisiveness. Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 54 (2). pp. 76-85. Hogrefe. ISSN 1616-3443

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Abstract

Background: Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is a transdiagnostic risk factor. IU-related safety behaviors (IUSB) may reinforce IU and associated constructs such as indecisiveness. Objective: Two experiments tested whether increasing IUSB would lead to higher increases in IU and more indecisiveness. Method: In Study 1 ( N = 99), participants either engaged in more IUSB for 1 week (Increase condition) or merely reported their IUSB (control condition). Study 2 ( N = 147) replicated the procedure, but with a decreased IUSB condition. The effect on IU and indecisiveness was assessed. Results: Regarding preregistered analyses, the hypotheses were not supported. Changes in IU were independent of condition. Indecisiveness was unaffected by the manipulation. However, exploratory mediation analyses suggested that the Increase condition resulted in more IU indirectly through measured IUSB. Conclusion: The findings provide preliminary evidence of a causal link between IUSB and IU. If the findings can be replicated, they may have implications for IU-centered interventions.

Item Type:	Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Hassan, Mona UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3497-5751 UNSPECIFIED Appel, Helmut UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4233-6090 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-799436
Identification Number:	10.1026/1616-3443/a000807
Journal or Publication Title:	Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
Volume:	54
Number:	2
Page Range:	pp. 76-85
Number of Pages:	10
Date:	April 2025
Publisher:	Hogrefe
ISSN:	1616-3443
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie
Subjects:	Psychology
['eprint_fieldname_oa_funders' not defined]:	Publikationsfonds UzK
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/79943