The association of scrupulosity with disgust propensity and contamination based obsessive compulsive symptoms: An experimental investigation using highly scrupulous Muslims

İNÖZÜ MERMERKAYA M., Eremsoy E., Cicek N. M., Ozcanli F.

JOURNAL OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERS, vol.15, pp.43-51, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2017.08.004
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.43-51
  • Keywords: Scrupulosity, Disgust propensity, Contamination-based symptoms, THOUGHT-ACTION FUSION, RELIGIOUS OBSESSIONS, DISORDER, SENSITIVITY, FEAR, COGNITIONS, SAMPLE, SCALE, DISTINCTIONS, PREDICTION
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background and objectives: The present study investigated the role of scrupulosity, a rigid religious understanding characterized by fear of God and sinning, in the relationship between disgust and contamination related OCD in a Muslim sample.