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Contenidos obsesivos, miedo a la enfermedad y asco

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Recently, data about the associations between disgust and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have show some inconsistencies, which might be due to the differential role of disgust sensitivity and propensity, the infl uence of other variables, or the heterogeneity of OCD contents. This study examines the relationships among disgust sensitivity and propensity, fear of illness, and different obsessional contents in university students (N = 114). Disgust propensity was the most relevant variable in predicting Doubt/checking contents (19% of explained variance, EV), and fear of illness and disgust sensitivity were the most relevant variables predicting Contamination (EV: 21% and 8%, respectively), and Superstitious contents (EV: 21% and 24%, respectively). Results suggest the need to consider the disgust and fear of illness dimensions in the conceptualization, assess- ment and treatment programs of OCD.