Intolerance of Uncertainty, Cognitive Avoidance, Positive Beliefs About Worry and Negative Problem Orientation : Relevance to Anxiety Disorders, OCD and Depression in Youth
Intolerance of uncertainty (IU), cognitive avoidance (CA), positive beliefs about worry (PBW) and a tendency to view everyday problems as threats, termed negative problem orientation (NPO), are cognitive vulnerabilities associated with symptoms of anxiety and depression in adults, with fewer studies examining all four vulnerabilities in youth. In this study, validated measures of IU, CA, PBW and N
