Mediated and direct effects of general control beliefs on obsessive compulsive symptoms Moulding, Richard, Kyrios, Michael, Doron, Guy and Nedeljkovic, Maja 2009, Mediated and direct effects of general control beliefs on obsessive compulsive symptoms, Canadian journal of behavioural science, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 84-92. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Mediated and direct effects of general control beliefs on obsessive compulsive symptoms Author(s) Moulding, Richard orcid.org/0000-0001-7779-3166 Kyrios, Michael Doron, Guy Nedeljkovic, Maja Journal name Canadian journal of behavioural science Volume number 41 Issue number 2 Start page 84 End page 92 Total pages 9 Publisher American Psychological Association Place of publication Washington, D.C. Publication date 2009-04 ISSN 1879-2669 0008-400X Keyword(s) cognitive theory obsessive compulsive disorder cognition psychological needs Summary Although control-related cognitions have often been implicated in discussions of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), empirical investigations of the relationship between control constructs and OCD symptoms have been relatively limited. This article investigated the hypothesis that OCD symptoms may be linked with a higher desire for control (DC), but a lower sense of control (SC) over the self and environment, leading to motivation for compulsive symptoms. It also investigated whether this effect was direct, or mediated through other OCD-related cognitions. This hypothesis was investigated in a nonclinical population, using path analyses controlling for depression. It was found that higher levels of DC and lower levels of SC were associated with higher levels of OCD-related beliefs, and with symptoms via higher OCD-related beliefs. SC was also directly linked with higher OCD symptoms. Control beliefs regarding both the internal (emotions) and external (threat) environment were related to OCD symptoms. Implications for therapy and research are discussed. Language eng Field of Research 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30056068 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 19 Sep 2013, 12:56:20 EST Thu, 19 Sep 2013, 14:35:45 EST Wed, 05 Feb 2014, 13:04:27 EST Fri, 09 May 2014, 14:34:49 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 13 times in TR Web of Science Cited 13 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 516 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 19 Sep 2013, 12:56:20 EST

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