title: Illness uncertainty and illness intrusiveness as predictors of depressive and anxious symptomology in college students with chronic illnesses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine predictors of psychological functioning in college students with chronic illnesses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants (N = 1413) included 364 students with self-reported diagnoses of asthma or allergies, 148 students with other chronic illnesses (eg, epilepsy, type 1 diabetes), and 901 healthy students. Data were collected between November 2013 and May 2015.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants completed online measures of psychosocial functioning, including illness uncertainty, illness intrusiveness, depression, and anxiety.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Students with chronic illnesses other than asthma or allergies evidenced the greatest levels of anxious (p <. 05), but not depressive symptomology. Additionally, this group reported greater illness uncertainty and intrusiveness (p <. 05) compared to their peers. Uncertainty and intrusiveness independently predicted depressive and anxious symptoms for students in both illness groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Compared to peers with asthma or allergies, college students with other chronic illnesses reported higher levels of anxious symptoms. Illness uncertainty and intrusiveness appear to be predictors of psychological distress, regardless of illness.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Oklahoma State University , Stillwater , Oklahoma , USA.
authors.forename: Alexandria J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Mullins
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Oklahoma State University , Stillwater , Oklahoma , USA.
authors.forename: Kaitlyn L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Gamwell
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Oklahoma State University , Stillwater , Oklahoma , USA.
authors.forename: Christina M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Sharkey
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Oklahoma State University , Stillwater , Oklahoma , USA.
authors.forename: Dana M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Bakula
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Oklahoma State University , Stillwater , Oklahoma , USA.
authors.forename: Alayna P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Tackett
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Oklahoma State University , Stillwater , Oklahoma , USA.
authors.forename: Kristina I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Suorsa
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Oklahoma State University , Stillwater , Oklahoma , USA.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chaney
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Oklahoma State University , Stillwater , Oklahoma , USA.
authors.forename: Larry L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Mullins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D057566:Self Report; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035501:Uncertainty; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Anxiety; chronic illnesses; college students; depression; illness intrusiveness; illness uncertainty