Incremental specificity of disgust sensitivity in the prediction of obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms: Cross-sectional and prospective approaches

Abstract The present study examines the association between disgust sensitivity (DS) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms in two non-clinical samples. Findings from Study 1 ( n = 270) revealed a significant association between DS and OCD symptoms even after controlling for negative affec...

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Published in:Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry 2009-12, Vol.40 (4), p.533-543
Main Authors: David, Bieke, Olatunji, Bunmi O, Armstrong, Thomas, Ciesielski, Bethany G, Bondy, Carmen L, Broman-Fulks, Joshua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Anxiety sensitivity
Association
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disgust
Disgust sensitivity
Emotions - physiology
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Obsessive beliefs
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - diagnosis
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - physiopathology
Obsessive-compulsive disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive neuroses
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective
Prospective Studies
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Sensitivity
Sensitivity and Specificity
Statistics as Topic
Surveys and Questionnaires
Symptoms
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract The present study examines the association between disgust sensitivity (DS) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms in two non-clinical samples. Findings from Study 1 ( n = 270) revealed a significant association between DS and OCD symptoms even after controlling for negative affect and anxiety sensitivity. Subsequent analysis also revealed a specific association between DS and the washing subtype of OCD symptoms when controlling for other OCD symptom dimensions. DS did not significantly predict residual change in total symptoms of OCD over a 12-week period ( n = 300) when controlling for risk factors for anxiety disorder symptoms in general (e.g., negative affect, anxiety sensitivity) and OCD specifically (e.g., obsessive beliefs) in Study 2. However, exploratory analyses suggest that DS may be predictive of residual change in some OCD symptom subtypes but not others. Implications of these findings for future research on the role of disgust in OCD are discussed.
ISSN:0005-7916
1873-7943
DOI:10.1016/j.jbtep.2009.07.004