Dysfunctional cognitions mediate the relationships between religiosity, paranormal beliefs, and symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19504907 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dakota Mauzay (Washington State University, corresponding author), Carrie Cuttler (0000-0002-5890-2985, Washington State University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 838-850 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mental Health Religion & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-4676 • E-ISSN: 1469-9737 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13674676.2019.1583176 |
| OpenAlex | W2941984589 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 33 |
Research suggests that religious/paranormal beliefs are related to symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), including scrupulosity (i.e., religious/moral obsessions and compulsions). However, the mechanisms that underlie these relationships are not well understood. This study focused on examining whether dysfunctional beliefs (DBs) mediate the relationships between: i) religiosity and OCD, ii) religiosity and scrupulosity, iii) paranormal beliefs and OCD, as well as iv) paranormal beliefs and scrupulosity. Students (n = 775) completed a survey measuring religiosity, paranormal beliefs, OCD, scrupulosity, DBs (inflated sense of responsibility and over-estimation of threat [RT], intolerance of uncertainty and perfectionism [PC], and importance of and the need to control thoughts [ICT]), as well as depression and anxiety. Mediation analyses revealed that RT and ICT mediated all four relationships and PC mediated three of the four relationships. This suggests that paranormal and religious beliefs are associated with DBs which in turn may contribute to the severity of OCD
Cognition · Dysfunctional family · Mediation · Obsessive compulsive · Paranormal · Psychiatry · Religiosity · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
Abnormal and normal obsessions
Comparison of Beck Depression Inventories-IA and-II in Psychiatric Outpatients
The Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory
Beck Depression Inventory–II
The relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorder and religious faith
A Revised Paranormal Belief Scale
The Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire
Further Validation for the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire
An inventory for measuring clinical anxiety
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |