Fear of Uncertainty Makes You More Anxious? Effect of Intolerance of Uncertainty on College Students’ Social Anxiety: A Moderated Mediation Model

Li, Jie; Xia, Ying; Cheng, Xiaoli; Li, Shijia

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.565107

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“…On this basis, this study further investigated how much can the EWT be adjusted to attribute a higher satisfaction, we found that patient’s satisfaction was improved when the EWT was adjusted closer to the AWT. Because uncertainty is one of the most significant factors leading to anxiety and other negative emotions [ 45 ]. Information about the waiting time can reduce the uncertainty of the waiting time and reduce the pressure on patients.…”

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How to adjust the expected waiting time to improve patient’s satisfaction?

Zhang

Zhu

et al. 2023

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background Long waiting time in hospital leads to patient’s low satisfaction. In addition to reducing the actual waiting time (AWT), we can also improve satisfaction by adjusting the expected waiting time (EWT). Then how much can the EWT be adjusted to attribute a higher satisfaction? Methods This study was conducted though experimental with hypothetical scenarios. A total of 303 patients who were treated by the same doctor from August 2021 to April 2022 voluntarily participated in this study. The patients were randomly divided into six groups: a control group (n = 52) and five experimental groups (n = 245). In the control group, the patients were asked their satisfaction degree regarding a communicated EWT (T0) and AWT (Ta) under a hypothetical situation. In the experimental groups, in addition to the same T0 and Ta as the control group, the patients were also asked about their satisfaction degree with the extended communicated EWT (T1). Patients in five experimental groups were given T1 values with 70, 80, 90, 100, and 110 min respectively. Patients in both control and experiment groups were asked to indicate their initial EWT, after given unfavorable information (UI) in a hypothetical situation, the experiment groups were asked to indicate their extended EWT. Each participant only participated in filling out one hypothetical scenario. 297 valid hypothetical scenarios were obtained from the 303 hypothetical scenarios given. Results The experimental groups had significant differences between the initial indicated EWT and extended indicated EWT under the effect of UI (20 [10, 30] vs. 30 [10, 50], Z = -4.086, P < 0.001). There was no significant difference in gender, age, education level and hospital visit history (χ2 = 3.198, P = 0.270; χ2 = 2.177, P = 0.903; χ2 = 3.988, P = 0.678; χ2 = 3.979, P = 0.264) in extended indicated EWT. As for patient’s satisfaction, compared with the control group, significant differences were found when T1 = 80 min (χ2 = 13.511, P = 0.004), T1 = 90 min (χ2 = 12.207, P = 0.007) and T1 = 100 min (χ2 = 12.941, P = 0.005). When T1 = 90 min, which is equal to the Ta, 69.4% (34/49) of the patients felt “very satisfied”, this proportion is not only significantly higher than that of the control group (34/ 49 vs. 19/52, χ2 = 10.916, P = 0.001), but also the highest among all groups. When T1 = 100 min (10 min longer than Ta), 62.5% (30/48) of the patients felt “very satisfied”, it is significantly higher than that of the control group (30/ 48 vs. 19/52, χ2 = 6.732, P = 0.009). When T1 = 80 min (10 min shorter than Ta), 64.8% (35/54) of the patients felt “satisfied”, it is significantly higher than that of the control group (35/ 54 vs. 17/52, χ2 = 10.938, P = 0.001). However, no significant difference was found when T1 = 70 min (χ2 = 7.747, P = 0.052) and T1 = 110 min (χ2 = 4.382, P = 0.223). Conclusions Providing UI prompts can extend the EWT. When the extended EWT is closer to the AWT, the patient’s satisfaction level can be improved higher. Therefore, medical institutions can adjust the EWT of patient’s through UI release according to the AWT of hospitals to improve patient’s satisfaction.

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How to adjust the expected waiting time to improve patient’s satisfaction?

Zhang

Zhu

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BMC Health Serv Res

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“…Understanding OHSIB as a significant variable in a pandemic context may help to reinforce the notion that it can have a direct effect on students' thriving quotients. Many students are isolated during the pandemic due to university closures and quarantine protocols (Zaccoletti et al, 2020), which causes them to feel anxious or distressed (Li et al, 2020;Marelli et al, 2021).…”

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We are happy to present to you the 2022's Spring issue of our journal. The IAFOR's Journal of Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences covers a variety of empirical studies about applications of psychological theories in educational and mental health settings. Moreover, the journal showcases studies that investigate topics regarding human development, psychological outreach services, family studies, as well as articles addressing the needs of at-risk children, youth and families, and vulnerable populations.The IAFOR Journal of Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences is a peer-reviewed, editorially independent, and an interdisciplinary journal associated with the IAFOR (The International Academic Forum) conferences on Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences. This issue is devoted to several interdisciplinary studies which represent diverse topics, cultures, and disciplines in the fields of psychology and the behavioral sciences. All manuscripts published in the journal have been subjected to the thorough and accepted processes of academic peer review. Some of the articles are original, and some are significantly revised versions of previously presented papers or published reports in the IAFOR's conferences and proceedings.We want to express our sincere appreciation to all reviewers for taking time from their busy schedules to review each assigned manuscript and offer their professional expertise and recommendations for improvement of these published articles. Also, we like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the hard work of our support staffs at the IAFOR who were involved with the publication of this journal.Please note that we are seeking manuscripts for our upcoming 2022 and 2023 issue.s Below is the link to the journal's web page for your attention; please review this web page to become familiar with the journal's objectives and the submission guidelines for authors: http://iafor.org/publications/iafor-journals/iafor-journal-of-psychology-and-the-behavioralsciences/ If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us, otherwise please send your manuscript to the journal's editors below. Thank you for considering this invitation, and we look forward to hearing from you soon.

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“…80 Therefore, the prevailing situation of future uncertainty, together with stressful events of illnesses, confinement, and economic obstacles, has played a vital role in aggravating anxiety symptoms. 81,82 Simultaneously, with the increasing coping capacity, social support, and remodeled education strategies, depression symptoms may have less potential to proliferate. 83,84 In this context, worth noting that a meta-analysis study that reviewed community-based studies on depression during the COVID-19 reported a pooled prevalence of depression of 25% (95% CI: 18, 33) among the general population, 85 compared to the current study findings at 20.45% [95% CI: 9.90, 21.01] among university students.…”

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The Psychological Wellbeing of University Students Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Ebrahim

Dhahi

Husain

et al. 2021

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J

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This review aims to summarize the current evidence relating to university students’ psychological wellbeing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A scoping review using PRISMA-ScR guideline (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) was first conducted to determine if the evidence can be systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed. The search was executed via Google Scholar (Google LLC, Mountain View, CA, USA), MEDLINE/PubMed (US National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA), Science Direct (Elsevier, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Scopus (Elsevier, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), and Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA). A total of 90 original articles were selected for the scoping review. Meta-analysis of a total of 46284 cases revealed an overall pooled prevalence rate for anxiety symptoms was 29.1% [95% CI: 20.9, 39.0] (K=9, N=22357), and 23.2% [95% CI: 15.7, 32.9] (K=12, N=23927) for depression symptoms. COVID-19 had a significant impact on university students' psychological wellbeing. Keywords: Adolescents; Psychological distress; Mental health; Pandemic; nCov; SARS-COV-2

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Fear of Uncertainty Makes You More Anxious? Effect of Intolerance of Uncertainty on College Students’ Social Anxiety: A Moderated Mediation Model

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