Mediating Role of Rumination and Negative Affect in the Effect of Mind-Wandering on Symptoms in Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Wang, P; Cao, W; Chen, T; Gao, J; Liu, Y; Yang, X; Meng, F; Sun, J; Li, Z

Mediating Role of Rumination and Negative Affect in the Effect of Mind-Wandering on Symptoms in Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Wang, P Cao, W Chen, T Gao, J Liu, Y Yang, X Meng, F Sun, J

Li, Z

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Citation:: Front Psychiatry, 2021, 12, pp. 755159
Issue Date:: 2021

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dc.contributor.author	Wang, P
dc.contributor.author	Cao, W
dc.contributor.author	Chen, T
dc.contributor.author	Gao, J
dc.contributor.author	Liu, Y
dc.contributor.author	Yang, X
dc.contributor.author	Meng, F
dc.contributor.author	Sun, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0097-2438
dc.contributor.author	Li, Z
dc.date.accessioned	2025-03-13T04:44:53Z
dc.date.available	2021-09-20
dc.date.available	2025-03-13T04:44:53Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.identifier.citation	Front Psychiatry, 2021, 12, pp. 755159
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dc.description.abstract	To explore the relationship between negative affect, mind-wandering, rumination and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, 100 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and 100 healthy controls were assessed using the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, the Beck Depression Inventory, the Mind Wandering Scale and the Ruminative Response Scale. The results show that (i) patients diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder displayed higher obsessive-compulsive symptoms, negative affect, mind-wandering and rumination compared with healthy controls; (ii) negative affect, mind-wandering and rumination were positively correlated with the severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms; (iii) mind-wandering predicted the severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (both directly and indirectly); (iv) rumination and negative affect mediated the relationship between mind-wandering and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. The results preliminarily reveal the relationship between mind-wandering and psychopathological obsessive-compulsive symptoms, providing a reference for exploring novel psychological treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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dc.language	eng
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dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1701 Psychology
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dc.title	Mediating Role of Rumination and Negative Affect in the Effect of Mind-Wandering on Symptoms in Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
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To explore the relationship between negative affect, mind-wandering, rumination and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, 100 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and 100 healthy controls were assessed using the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, the Beck Depression Inventory, the Mind Wandering Scale and the Ruminative Response Scale. The results show that (i) patients diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder displayed higher obsessive-compulsive symptoms, negative affect, mind-wandering and rumination compared with healthy controls; (ii) negative affect, mind-wandering and rumination were positively correlated with the severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms; (iii) mind-wandering predicted the severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (both directly and indirectly); (iv) rumination and negative affect mediated the relationship between mind-wandering and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. The results preliminarily reveal the relationship between mind-wandering and psychopathological obsessive-compulsive symptoms, providing a reference for exploring novel psychological treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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