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Emotion regulation difficulties in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Yap, Keong Mogan, Christopher Moriarty, Anna Dowling, Nathan Blair-West, Scott Gelgec, Celin Moulding, Richard
Yap, Keong
Mogan, Christopher
Moriarty, Anna
Dowling, Nathan
Blair-West, Scott
Gelgec, Celin
Moulding, Richard
Abstract
Objective
Emotion regulation difficulties are implicated in psychological disorders but their role in obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) is unclear. Two studies examining these difficulties in OCD are presented.
Method
A community sample (Study 1; n = 306) and a clinical OCD sample (Study 2; n = 59) completed the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) and measures of depression, anxiety, and OCD. In Study 2, the OCD sample was compared to a matched control group (n = 59, selected from Study 1).
Results
In Study 1, OCD was positively correlated with DERS total and subscale scores, and the DERS significantly predicted OCD severity even after accounting for age, gender, depression, and anxiety. In Study 2, emotion regulation difficulties were significantly higher in the clinical sample compared to the matched control group, even after accounting for depression and anxiety.
Conclusion
Results showed that emotion regulation difficulties in OCD cannot simply be attributed to mood difficulties. Theoretical and treatment implications are discussed.
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Date
2018
Type
Journal article
Journal
Journal of Clinical Psychology
Book
Volume
74
Issue
4
Page Range
695-709
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ACU Department
School of Behavioural and Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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