Intolerance of Uncertainty, Not Just Right Experiences, and Compulsive Checking: Test of a Moderated Mediation Model on a Non-Clinical Sample

Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and not just right experiences (NJREs) have been claimed putative vulnerability factors for obsessive –compulsive disorder (OCD). The aim of the present study was to test whether IU could represent a trans-diagnostic construct accountable for OC checking behaviors and whether NJREs could embody an OCD-specific criterion through which IU operates.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - December 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gioia Bottesi, Marta Ghisi, Claudio Sica, Mark H. Freeston Source Type: research