Intolerance of uncertainty in seriously injured veterans: a comparative analysis

Intolerance of uncertainty is seen as tendency to perceive unexpected and new circumstances as dangerous, and respond to them as a threat. It is known that the rejection of uncertainty is a factor that complicates the course and treatment of affective disorders (anxiety, depression, PTSD, sociophobia, etc.). The purpose of the research is to identify the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and signs of PTSD in veterans with serious injuries or disabilities. Methods: using the parametric Student’s t-criterion and the non-parametric Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis test, a comparative analysis was performed, and the Spearman coefficient ρ was used to analyze the correlations. Data collected in two groups of servicemen were compared. Officers (n = 47) and veterans who participated in the qualifying round of the Invictus Games (n = 32) completed the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale questionnaire, the N. Carleton’s short version, and the PCL-5 PTSD Symptom Questionnaire. Results: it was found that Анотація Інтолерантність до невизначеності розглянуто як властивість сприймати несподівані та нові обставини як небезпечні, та реагувати на них як на загрозу. Відомо, що неприйняття невизначеності є чинником, який ускладнює перебіг та лікування афективних розладів (тривожність, депресію, ПТСР, соціофобію та ін.). Метою дослідження є визначення особливостей зв’язку інтолерантності до невизначеності з ознаками ПТСР у ветеранів з важкими пораненнями або інвалідністю. Методи: за допомогою параметричного критерію t-Стюдента та непараметричних критеріїв Манна-Уітні та Краскала-Уоліса був проведений порівняльний аналіз, для аналізування кореляцій використаний коефіціент ρ Спірмена. Були співставлені дані, зібрані в двох групах військовослужбовців. Офіцери (n = 47) та ветерани, що брали участь у відбірковому турі змагань “Ігри Нескорених”, (n = 32), заповнили опитувальники “Шкала інтолерантності до невизначеності”, модифікована версія Н. Карлетона, та опитувальник симптомів посттравматичного стресового Intolerance of uncertainty in seriously injured veterans: a comparative analysis

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