An investigation of the mediator role of anxiety on the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and alexithymia in late adolescents

The main purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of anxiety in the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and alexithymia in individuals in their late adolescence. It was also examined how the participants' intolerance of uncertainty, alexithymia, and anxiety levels differ according to various sociodemographic variables. Within the scope of the study, analyzes were carried out with the data of 430 participants who were found suitable according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. As data collection tools, the following were used to reach the sociodemographic information of the individuals: Personal Information Form, Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), and Beck Anxiety Inventory. Simple linear regression and hierarchical linear regression analyzes were used to test the main hypotheses in our research. According to the results of the research, it was determined that anxiety has a partial mediator effect on the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and alexithymia. The research revealed that the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and alexithymia occurs by means of anxiety.