Intolerance of uncertainty in adolescents with and without social communication disorder: group and gender differences (opens in new tab)

ObjectiveIntolerance of uncertainty (IU) is a transdiagnostic cognitive-emotional vulnerability associated with anxiety, avoidance, and impaired functioning. Adolescence is a developmental period marked by increasing social and communicative demands, yet little is known about IU in adolescents with social communication disorder (SCD), a condition characterized by persistent difficulties in the pragmatic use of language and social interaction. This study examined group and gender differences i...