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To achieve a sense of rightness: The joint role of Not Just Right Experiences and Intolerance of Uncertainty in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Belén Pascual-veraBelén Pascual-veraGioia BottesiMarta GhisiClaudio SicaAmparo Belloch

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050103 clinical psychology05 social sciencesModerationAffect (psychology)behavioral disciplines and activitieshumanities030227 psychiatry03 medical and health sciencesPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical Psychology0302 clinical medicineObsessive compulsivemental disorders0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesIn patientPsychologyClinical psychology

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Abstract Background/Objective Not Just Right Experiences (NJREs) are currently considered as one of the motivators of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), but the ways through which NJREs affect OCD symptoms remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to examine the putative mediational role of Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) in the association between NJRE severity and OCD symptoms in patients with OCD. Method Sixty-two patients with OCD completed self-report measures of NJREs, OCD symptoms, and IU. Results IU mediated the relationship between NJRE severity and OCD symptoms. Furthermore, NJRE severity emerged as moderator of the path, suggesting that the mediational role of IU is stronger when the severity of NJREs increases. Conclusion Findings support the importance of NJREs in OCD, as well as the specific contribution of IU in the maintenance of this disorder.

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2021-04-01
10.1016/j.jocrd.2021.100627http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3385869