Ruben T. Azevedo

From interoception to anxiety and social cognition: the mediating roles of intolerance of uncertainty and alexithymia

Daily life requires navigating uncertainty arising from external events and internal bodily sensations. Although uncertainty often elicits anxiety, individuals differ markedly in their sensitivity to it, a trait termed Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU). Across two studies, we examined how IU and alexithymia (difficulties...