Abstract
Recent research has implicated relationships between emotion dysregulation and obsessions. Evidence suggests low distress tolerance and greater tendency to act impulsively in the face of negative affect (or negative urgency) are strongly related to obsessions. The current study sought to examine the unique and interactive roles of distress tolerance and negative urgency in the prediction of obsessions. A large non-clinical sample (N=238) was administered a range of self-report measures. Results revealed that both poor distress tolerance and greater negative urgency were uniquely associated with obsessions but not other obsessive-compulsive symptoms, even when controlling for gender, depression, anxiety, and generalized anxiety disorder symptoms. Additionally, low distress tolerance and high negative urgency interacted with each other in the prediction of greater obsession symptoms. Overall, the findings help clarify the emerging literature linking emotion dysregulation to obsessions.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 515-520 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Personality and Individual Differences |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2012 |
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Keywords
- Distress tolerance
- Emotion regulation
- Negative urgency
- Obsessions
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)
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Exploring the unique and interactive roles of distress tolerance and negative urgency in obsessions. / Cougle, Jesse R.; Timpano, Kiara R; Goetz, Amy R.
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