The current review and synthesis serves to define and contextualize fear of the unknown
relative to related constructs, such as intolerance of uncertainty, and contemporary models …

The current review and synthesis was designed to provocatively develop and evaluate the
proposition that “fear of the unknown may be a, or possibly the, fundamental fear”(Carleton …

Intolerance of uncertainty (IU)–a dispositional characteristic resulting from negative beliefs
about uncertainty and its implications–may be an important construct in anxiety disorders …

Modern anxiety disorder models implicitly include intolerance of uncertainty (IU) as a critical
component for the development and maintenance of these pervasive social and economic …

Cyberbullying victimization has been identified as a significant vulnerability factor in the
development of adolescents' depression and anxiety. However, little is known about the …

Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) has been suggested to reflect a specific risk factor for
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), but there have been no systematic attempts to evaluate …

Differences in attachment style have been linked to both emotion regulation and
psychological functioning, but the emotion regulatory mechanism through which attachment …

The cognitive model of depression has significantly influenced the understanding of
distorted cognitive processes in major depression; however, this model's conception of …

Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) reflects the perception of uncertainty as threatening,
regardless of the true probability of threat. IU is elevated in various forms of …

Objectives Prospection, the mental representation of possible futures, is usually adaptive.
When it goes awry, however, it disrupts emotion and motivation. A negative view of the future …