The Relationships between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Psychological Well-Being
Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and psychological well-being, and to examine the differences between these two variables in terms of gender, perceived income status, and perceived parental attitudes. Study group was composed of 426 undergraduates from various departments of Marmara, Sakarya, Anadolu, Yıldız Teknik and Sütçü İmam Universities. The data were gathered via Short Form of Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale short form, and Personal Information Form. The data were analyzed by Pearson Product Moments Correlation, ANOVA, and t test. The results revealed that students with higher levels of intolerance of uncertainty had lower levels of psychological well-being, intolerance of uncertainty levels didn’t differ in terms of gender, and however psychological well-being levels of female students were significantly higher than those of males. Students who grown up with protective parental attitude had higher levels of intolerance of uncertainty than democratic parental attitude. In terms of psychological well-being, students who raised authoritarian parental attitudes had higher scores than protective parental attitude. Though intolerance of uncertainty levels didn’t differ in terms of perceived income levels of students, students with higher perceived income levels had higher scores of psychological well-being.
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Primary Language
English
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Research Article
Publication Date
December 30, 2017
Submission Date
July 1, 2017
Acceptance Date
December 27, 2017
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Year 2017 Volume: 7 Number: 4
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