The impact of intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety sensitivity on mental health among public safety personnel: When the uncertain is unavoidable.
Date
2020-04-24
Authors
Angehrn, Andreanne
Krakauer, Rachel, L.
Carleton, R. Nicholas
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Publisher
Springer
Abstract
Public safety personnel (PSP; e.g., correctional workers and officers, firefighters, paramedics, police officers, public safety communications officials) are regularly exposed to potentially traumatic events and considerable uncertainty as part of their employment. Canadian PSP screen positively for mental disorders at much higher rates than the general population. Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and anxiety sensitivity (AS) are empirically-supported vulnerability factors associated with the development and maintenance of mental disorders.
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Keywords
Intolerance of uncertainty, Anxiety sensitivity, Mental health, Transdiagnostic, Public safety personnel
Citation
Angehrn, A., Krakauer, R. L., & Carleton, R. N. (2020). The impact of intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety sensitivity on mental health among public safety personnel: When the uncertain is unavoidable. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 44, 919-930. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-020-10107-2