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Anxious, Depressed About An Uncertain World? Training Can Help You Cope, Study Says
A 30-minute course improved uncertainty tolerance and reduced anxiety and depression in 18- to 24-year-olds, with benefits lasting up to one month, UNSW researchers said.
- Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, UNSW researchers reported a half-hour Uncertainty-Mindset Training improved tolerance of uncertainty and reduced anxiety and depression up to one month later.
- Pressure from pandemic-era and ongoing societal stressors has increased uncertainty among young people, who face climate, economic, social and health challenges linked to worsening youth mental health, UNSW said.
- Researchers recruited 259 emerging adults, 18- to 24-year-olds, and randomly assigned them to Uncertainty-Mindset Training, psychoeducation module and no-training group.
- The researchers reported that the ultra-brief course produced the clearest improvements, while benefits began to wane by three months, psychoeducation showed modest effects, and the no-training group showed no change.
- The research team plans to refine and tailor the training and consider wider distribution, as Schweizer said, `The fact that a single session could produce measurable improvements suggests this kind of approach may have real value.
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Helping young adults rethink uncertainty reduces anxiety and depression: study
A single 20 to 30-minute online course can help young adults become more tolerant of uncertainty and less anxious and depressed, a study led by UNSW Sydney psychologists has found. And the improved mental health effects were still evident at least a month after completing the course. The study, which was published today in the journal Psychological Medicine, comes at a time when young adults face persistent uncertainty – from the pandemic to glob
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