Mental contamination: The effects of religiosity

BİLEKLİ İ., İNÖZÜ MERMERKAYA M.

JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIATRY, vol.58, pp.43-50, 2018 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 58
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2017.08.001
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIATRY
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.43-50
  • Keywords: OCD, Mental contamination, Religiosity, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER, THOUGHT-ACTION FUSION, OCD SYMPTOMS, POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS, SEXUAL INITIATION, CANADIAN SAMPLES, POLLUTION, AFFILIATION, COGNITIONS, TURKISH
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background and objectives: Mental contamination, which occurs in the absence of contact with a contaminant, has a moral element. Previous studies evoked feelings of mental contamination via listening to a scenario, which described a non-consensual kiss. Since mental contamination has a moral element, we tested the effects of the level of religiosity on feelings of mental contamination and related variables in an experimental design.