Modeling the Mediating Role of Ambiguity Intolerance in Anxiety Symptoms among Workers in Therapeutic Health Centers in Diyala

Abstract

The present research aims to identify the mediating role of ambiguity intolerance in anxiety disorders among workers in Therapeutic Health Centers in Diyala. The researcher utilized the descriptive, correlational, analytical, and comparative method due to its suitability for the nature of the current study Modeling the mediating role of ambiguity intolerance and symptoms of anxiety disorders among workers in Therapeutic Centers in Diyala city, this method is considered the best way in research. To verify its hypotheses, the Path Analysis method was used, the research population from which the current research sample is drawn includes workers in Therapeutic Centers in Diyala (male – female).  The researcher chose an appropriate sample for the construction the tests. The sample consists of (400) examinees after the random testing of the basic sample. The researcher applied the basic study tools to a group of (400) participants from the medical sector (doctors, pharmacists, nurses) (250 females, 62% and 150 males, 37% with an average age of 35.5). The researcher adopted the scale of symptoms of anxiety disorders by Janet Taylor, which was prepared by Dr. Mustafa Fahmy and the second is the personality traits scale of Ronald B. Ronar, which was prepared by Mamdouh Salama. The researcher technicalized the tools he adopted by calculating the reliability and stability of the tool used on a survey sample consisting of health workers of both sexes, to be (35 male and female) workers from different health specialties. After confirming the reliability and stability of the scale and doing statistical analysis of the results, it was applied to the sample of the experiment as the results were statistically processed. The results of the analysis showed that the members of the research sample are characterized by ambiguity intolerance, and it was also found that there is a positive relationship between ambiguity intolerance, personality traits, and symptoms of anxiety disorders. The effect showed the mediating role of ambiguity intolerance in personality traits through positive path values as the participants in the study who have potential ambiguity intolerance make them more powerful in overcoming work pressure and more serious and competent at work.