Interpersonal reassurance seeking in obsessive-compulsive disorder and its relationship with checking compulsions

Starcevic, V; Berle, D; Brakoulias, V; Sammut, P; Moses, K; Milicevic, D; Hannan, A

Interpersonal reassurance seeking in obsessive-compulsive disorder and its relationship with checking compulsions

Starcevic, V Berle, D

Brakoulias, V Sammut, P Moses, K Milicevic, D Hannan, A

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Citation:: Psychiatry Research, 2012, 200 (2-3), pp. 560 - 567
Issue Date:: 2012-12-30

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dc.contributor.author	Starcevic, V	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Berle, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4861-2220	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Brakoulias, V	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sammut, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Moses, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Milicevic, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hannan, A	en_US
dc.date.available	2012-06-23	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-12-30	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Psychiatry Research, 2012, 200 (2-3), pp. 560 - 567	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0165-1781	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/115245
dc.description.abstract	This study aimed to examine interpersonal reassurance seeking (IRS) in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and the relationship between IRS and checking compulsions. One hundred and forty adults with OCD underwent a comprehensive assessment, which included obtaining information on seeking reassurance from others because of their obsessions. Sixty-seven (47.9%) participants reported IRS. They exhibited more psychopathology than participants without IRS, tended to have a greater overall severity of OCD and were far more likely to have checking compulsions. Participants with IRS also had more severe obsessions, suggesting that IRS plays a role as an additional coping strategy when obsessions are more prominent. The severity of obsessions and the absence of obsessions about a need to collect and keep objects were independent predictors of IRS, whereas the presence of obsessions about unintentional harm and not being married or in a de facto relationship independently predicted checking compulsions. Although a close relationship exists between IRS and checking compulsions, these results suggest important differences, with implications for understanding the factors that contribute to IRS and checking compulsions. © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Psychiatry Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.psychres.2012.06.037	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Psychiatry	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Severity of Illness Index	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Compulsive Behavior	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Interpersonal Relations	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Psychiatric Status Rating Scales	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.title	Interpersonal reassurance seeking in obsessive-compulsive disorder and its relationship with checking compulsions	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2-3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	200	en_US
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utslib.for	17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Graduate School of Health
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pubs.issue	2-3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
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Abstract:

This study aimed to examine interpersonal reassurance seeking (IRS) in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and the relationship between IRS and checking compulsions. One hundred and forty adults with OCD underwent a comprehensive assessment, which included obtaining information on seeking reassurance from others because of their obsessions. Sixty-seven (47.9%) participants reported IRS. They exhibited more psychopathology than participants without IRS, tended to have a greater overall severity of OCD and were far more likely to have checking compulsions. Participants with IRS also had more severe obsessions, suggesting that IRS plays a role as an additional coping strategy when obsessions are more prominent. The severity of obsessions and the absence of obsessions about a need to collect and keep objects were independent predictors of IRS, whereas the presence of obsessions about unintentional harm and not being married or in a de facto relationship independently predicted checking compulsions. Although a close relationship exists between IRS and checking compulsions, these results suggest important differences, with implications for understanding the factors that contribute to IRS and checking compulsions. © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

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