Oct 24, 2017 · Research shows that people react differently to uncertainty, and that those with a higher intolerance for uncertainty may be less resilient and more prone to low mood, negative or down feelings, and anxiety. [Related: Explore results from APA’s latest Stress in America survey] No one can avoid the unexpected.

Nov 1, 2021 · In 2012, Sweeny published a paper that introduced the “uncertainty navigation model,” a theoretical framework for understanding the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that arise during these difficult waiting periods (Health Psychology Review, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2012). Over the years, Sweeny and her team of undergraduate and graduate students ...

Kate Sweeny, PhD, discusses what makes waiting so stressful, how the stress of waiting differs from other types of stress, the relationship between waiting and worrying, and strategies people can use to lessen anxiety and make waiting easier.

Aug 18, 2014 · Five experiments show that uncertainty alters people’s sense of control over the environment. Exposure to uncertainty led people from poorer childhoods to have a significantly lower sense of control than those from wealthier childhoods. In addition, perceptions of control statistically mediated the effect of uncertainty on impulsive behavior.

Jul 9, 2015 · There is uncertainty about the situation./There is uncertainty about his feelings. It would be unusual (but possible) to say there is uncertainty about his doubts, because uncertainty and doubt have similar meanings: but it could be used e.g. There is uncertainty about whether his doubts are substantiated/real or not.

"That uncertainty is distressing." It can also "consume cognitive resources" as you try to figure out what just happened. In a 2016 literature review in American Psychologist , she and co-authors found that the increase in stress hormones and sleep disruptions elicited by race-based stressors may even contribute to the achievement gap between ...

A new survey, conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of APA, tells a story of uncertainty and dissolution. Stress in America 2022: Concerned for the Future, Beset by Inflation, shows a battered American psyche, facing a barrage of external stressors that are mostly out of …

Nov 5, 2024 · Research shows people react differently to uncertainty—that those with a higher intolerance for uncertainty may be less resilient and more prone to low mood, negative or down feelings, and anxiety. Psychologists have found there are simple steps we can take to build our resilience in uncertain times .

Jul 1, 2011 · Adding to the pressures that workers face are new bosses, computer surveillance of production, fewer health and retirement benefits, and the feeling they have to work longer and harder just to maintain their current economic status. Workers at every level are experiencing increased tension and uncertainty, and are updating their resumes.

quickly, deal with uncertainty, learn new work methods, and handle stress, especially in response to unexpected events such as crises and opportunities (Pulakos et al., 2000). This approach is in contrast to that of those leaders who are likely to be more …