Research Article

The Relationships between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Psychological Well-Being

Volume: 7 Number: 4 December 30, 2017
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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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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Filiz Mine Geçgin This is me

Publication Date

December 30, 2017

Submission Date

July 1, 2017

Acceptance Date

December 27, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 7 Number: 4

APA
Geçgin, F. M., & Sahranç, Ü. (2017). The Relationships between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Psychological Well-Being. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 7(4), 739-756. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.383737
AMA
1.Geçgin FM, Sahranç Ü. The Relationships between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Psychological Well-Being. SUJE. 2017;7(4):739-756. doi:10.19126/suje.383737
Chicago
Geçgin, Filiz Mine, and Ümit Sahranç. 2017. “The Relationships Between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Psychological Well-Being”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 7 (4): 739-56. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.383737.
EndNote
Geçgin FM, Sahranç Ü (December 1, 2017) The Relationships between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Psychological Well-Being. Sakarya University Journal of Education 7 4 739–756.
IEEE
[1]F. M. Geçgin and Ü. Sahranç, “The Relationships between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Psychological Well-Being”, SUJE, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 739–756, Dec. 2017, doi: 10.19126/suje.383737.
ISNAD
Geçgin, Filiz Mine - Sahranç, Ümit. “The Relationships Between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Psychological Well-Being”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 7/4 (December 1, 2017): 739-756. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.383737.
JAMA
1.Geçgin FM, Sahranç Ü. The Relationships between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Psychological Well-Being. SUJE. 2017;7:739–756.
MLA
Geçgin, Filiz Mine, and Ümit Sahranç. “The Relationships Between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Psychological Well-Being”. Sakarya University Journal of Education, vol. 7, no. 4, Dec. 2017, pp. 739-56, doi:10.19126/suje.383737.
Vancouver
1.Filiz Mine Geçgin, Ümit Sahranç. The Relationships between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Psychological Well-Being. SUJE. 2017 Dec. 1;7(4):739-56. doi:10.19126/suje.383737

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