Fear of self, doubt and obsessive compulsive symptoms
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01/01/2015
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Following observations in the literature that obsessions often contain or imply negative evaluative information about the self, Aardema et al. (2013) recently developed a measure of feared-self relevant to OCD. The current study aimed to provide further examination of the relevance of such feared self-beliefs to obsessive compulsive processes - in particular whether they partially underlie doubt in OCD-relevant situations. METHOD: Nonclinical participants (N = 463; 291 females; Mage = 25.17, SD = 7.47), were presented with three vignettes, related to washing, checking and non-OCD relevant themes, which assessed doubt through providing alternating sensory and possibility-based information. RESULTS: Higher levels of OCD symptoms and feared-self beliefs both significantly predicted both higher baseline levels of doubt and greater fluctuation in levels of doubt in both the contamination and checking scenarios, and to a much lesser extent in the control scenario. Feared-self beliefs did not predict fluctuation in doubt over-and-above OCD symptoms, consistent with a mediation model. LIMITATIONS: The main limitation was the use of a non-clinical sample, although this allowed sufficient participant numbers to test hypotheses. CONCLUSIONS: The findings provided further experimental support for reasoning processes in OCD, and suggested that feared self-beliefs may make individuals vulnerable to experiencing doubt. Additionally, these results suggested that individuals with high OCD symptoms and those with high feared self-beliefs are unable to recognise the improbable nature of possibility-based statements. Implications for treatment and theory are discussed. |
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eng |
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Elsevier |
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http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30070814/nikodijevic-fearof-inpress-2015.pdf http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30070814/nikodijevic-fearofself-2015.pdf http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2015.02.005 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25748202 |
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2015, Elsevier |
Palavras-Chave | #beliefs #cognition #doubt #inferential confusion #obsessive compulsive disorder #self |
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Journal Article |