The Relationship Between the Spiritual Potential of a Personality and the Level of Intolerance to Uncertainty in Women
Keywords:
spiritual potential of personality; intolerance to uncertainty; psychological resilience; women; war.
Abstract
The article examines the spiritual potential of women as a psychological resource for tolerance to uncertainty in the context of war. The relevance of the study is determined by the growing role of women in social, public, and professional life during large-scale societal transformations accompanied by a high level of uncertainty and emotional stress. Spiritual potential is considered as an important internal resource of personality associated with the formation of life meanings, moral orientations, responsible attitudes toward oneself, and the ability for psychological self-regulation. The study analyzes the relationship between the level of spiritual potential and manifestations of intolerance to uncertainty that reflect individual differences in responding to unpredictable and unstable life situations. The findings indicate a relationship between the development of spiritual potential and women’s ability to respond constructively to uncertainty and psychological challenges during wartime. Higher levels of spiritual development are associated with lower levels of intolerance to uncertainty, contributing to more effective emotional regulation and greater psychological resilience. Age-related differences in attitudes toward uncertainty and responsibility for personal health are also identified. The results highlight the importance of spiritual development as a significant psychological resource that supports women’s adaptation, resilience, and well-being in conditions of social crisis and prolonged uncertainty.
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Hill, E. M., & Hamm, A. (2019). Intolerance of uncertainty, social support, and loneliness in relation to anxiety and depressive symptoms among women diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 28(3). 553-560. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4975
Hillen, M.A., Gutheil, C.M., Strout, T.D., Smets, E.M., & Han, P.K.J. (2017). Tolerance of uncertainty: Conceptual analysis, integrative model, and implications for healthcare. Social Science & Medicine, 180. 62-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.03.024
Hryshchuk, I. (2025). Psykholohichni osoblyvosti vplyvu nehatyvnoho dytiachoho dosvidu na zhyttia v doroslomu vitsi (Mahisterska robota, Volynskyi natsionalnyi universytet imeni Lesi Ukrainky). [in Ukrainian]
Hromova, H. (2021). Instrumenty vymiriuvannia tolerantnosti do nevyznachenosti: Adaptatsiia testu «Shkala intolerantnosti do nevyznachenosti» N. Karletona. Naukovi studii iz sotsialnoi ta politychnoi psykholohii, 47(50). 115-130. [in Ukrainian]
Kuzikova, S. (2018). Tolerantnist do nevyznachenosti: Teoretyko-empirychni rozvidky. Naukovyi visnyk KhDU. Seriia: Psykholohichni nauky, 3(1). 67-72. http://nbuv.gov.ua/UJRN/nvkhp_2018_3(1)__13 [in Ukrainian]
Näsling, J., Åström, E., Jacobsson, L., & Ljungberg, J.K. (2024). Effect of psychotherapy on intolerance of uncertainty: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 31(4). https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.3026
O’Neill, S.C., DeMarco, T., Peshkin, B.N., Rogers, S., Rispoli, J., Brown, K., Valdimarsdottir, H., & Schwartz, M. D. (2006). Tolerance for uncertainty and perceived risk among women receiving uninformative BRCA1/2 test results. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, 142C(4). 251-259. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.c.30104
Panchyshyn, V., Tekok-Kilic, A., Frijters, J.C., & Tardif-Williams, C. (2023). Sensory sensitivity, intolerance of uncertainty, and sex differences predicting anxiety in emerging adults. Heliyon, 9(3). e14071. https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.heliyon.2023.e14071
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Patel, P., Hancock, J., Rogers, M., & Pollard, S.R. (2022). Improving uncertainty tolerance in medical students: A scoping review. Medical Education, 56(12). 1163-1173. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.14873
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Predko, V. (2023). Tolerantnist do nevyznachenosti yak vazhlyvyi vnutrishnii resurs ukraintsiv v umovakh viiny. Aktualni problemy okhorony psykhichnoho zdorovia ukrainskoho narodu u voiennyi i povoiennyi chas. Pedahohichna dumka. 353-355. https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/738327/ [in Ukrainian]
Prots, O. (2023). Tolerantnist do nevyznachenosti osib iz riznymy osoblyvostiamy relihiinosti. Zhurnal suchasnoi psykholohii, 1(12). 162-173. https://doi.org/10.26661/2310-4368/2023-1-12 [in Ukrainian].
Roienko, L. (2023). Trudova aktyvnist yak zasib formuvannia osobystosti molodshoho shkoliara. Věda a perspektivy, 3(22). 245-253. https://www.academia.edu/download/101709295/4122.pdf [in Ukrainian]
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Sahib, A., Chen, J., Cárdenas, D., & Calear, A.L. (2023). Intolerance of uncertainty and emotion regulation: A meta-analytic and systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 101. 102270. https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.cpr.2023.102270
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Tamres, L. K., Janicki, D., & Helgeson, V.S. (2002). Sex differences in coping behavior: A meta-analytic review and an examination of relative coping. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 6(1). 2-30. https://doi.org/10.1207/ S15327957PSPR0601_1
Torpus, K., Usta, G., Özbay, S.Ç., & Kanbay, Y. (2025). The moderating role of gender in the impact of intolerance of uncertainty on earthquake fear in Türkiye. Psychology, Health & Medicine. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2025. 2564301
Vives, M.-L., & FeldmanHall, O. (2018). Tolerance to ambiguity predicts prosocial behavior. Nature Communications, 9. 2156. https://doi.org/10.1038/ s41467-018-04631-9
Wong, P.T.P. (2012). Toward a dual-systems model of what makes life worth living. The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications. 3-22. Routledge.
Published
2026-02-25
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Kolly-Shamne , A. (2026). The Relationship Between the Spiritual Potential of a Personality and the Level of Intolerance to Uncertainty in Women. Herald of Kyiv Institute of Business and Technology, 54(1), 77-89. https://doi.org/10.37203/kibit.2026.54.09
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