Abstract
Two hypotheses have been proposed for the relationship among causal uncertainty, reassurance seeking, and dysphoria. According to one prediction, reassurance seeking should mediate the relationship between causal uncertainty and dysphoria, but according to the other prediction, causal uncertainty is expected to mediate the relationship between reassurance seeking and dysphoria. One study has investigated the relationship between all three constructs, but it assessed the scales only concurrently. In the current study, participants completed measures of the three constructs at two sessions held 4 to 8 weeks apart. Causal uncertainty was found to be a mediator of the longitudinal relationship between reassurance seeking and depressive symptoms. However, reassurance seeking did not mediate the longitudinal relationship between causal uncertainty and depressive symptoms.
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