Dealing with Intolerance of Uncertainty: Mediator Role of Online Social Support in Case of Psychological Inflexibility

Öz

Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is a cognitive bias toward the experience of events. Given that, one’s psychological inflexibility (PI) would be very much related to how one will be tolerant to unexpected events (i.e., pandemic, restricted social isolation). Considering their relationship, the aim of this study is to highlight the effect of online social support (OSS) on the relationship between PI and IU. Sample consisted of 238 university students from Turkey, aging from 18 to 27. Participants were completed Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale-12, Online Social Support Scale, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II. Mediation analysis performed by the PROCESS software revealed that the indirect effect of PI on IU was statistically significant. Results indicated that when controlling the effect of perceived OSS, PI remained to be a significant predictor of IU but with rather slight reduction in the unstandardized regression coefficient. Results also provided support for theoretical models of social support in that changing structure of social interaction does not necessarily indicate a labefaction in the function of it.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Psychological inflexibility
• intolerance of uncertainty
• online social support
• partial mediation

Belirsizliğe Tahammülsüzlükle Başa Çıkmak: Psikolojik Esneksizlik Durumunda Çevrimiçi Sosyal Desteğin Aracı Rolü

Öz

Belirsizliğe tahammülsüzlük (IU), olayların deneyimine yönelik bilişsel bir önyargıdır. Bu göz önüne alındığında, kişinin psikolojik esneksizliği beklenmedik olaylara (örneğin beklenmedik COVİD-19 pandemisi ve bununla birlikte gelişen sosyal izolasyonu gerekli kılan yaşan tarzı) nasıl tolerans gösterileceğiyle büyük ölçüde ilişkili olacaktır. Özellikle pandemi döneminde değişmek zorunda kalan sosyal ilişkilerin yapısı düşünülerek, bu araştırmada, kişilerin algıladığı çevrimiçi sosyal desteğin psikolojik esneksizlik ve belirsizliğe tahammülsüzlük arasındaki ilişkiye etkisini vurgulamak amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma örneklemini yaşları 18 ila 27 arasında değişen üniversite öğrencileri oluşturmaktadır. Katılımcılara demografik bilgi formu, Belirsizliğe Tahammülsüzlük Ölçeği-12, Çevrimiçi Sosyal Destek Ölçeği, Kabul ve Eylem Formu-II’yi içeren bir soru paketi ulaştırılmıştır. PROCESS yazılımıyla yapılan aracılık analizi, psikolojik esneksizliğin belirsizliğe tahammülsüzlük üzerindeki dolaylı etkisinin istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Bulgular, algılanan çevrimiçi sosyal desteğin etkisi kontrol edildiğinde, psikolojik esneksizliğin belirsizliğe tahammülsüzlüğün önemli bir yordayıcısı olmaya devam ettiğini, ancak standartlaştırılmamış regresyon katsayısında cüzi bir azalma olduğunu göstermiştir

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Psikolojik esneksizlik
• belirsizliğe tahammülsüzlük
• çevrimiçi sosyal destek
• kısmi aracılık

Destekleyen Kurum

yok

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