90 Grade 12 girls' scores on intolerance of ambiguity were correlated with 3-yr. follow-up data. While intolerance of ambiguity was significantly related to living away from home and level and traditionalism of desired vocation, the removal of the contributions of intelligence attenuated the first two findings to nonsignificant levels. Results offered some support for the view that intolerance of ambiguity scores would serve as a determinant of life status during young adulthood; these effects, however, were mediated by ability.
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