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Objectives: The aim of the current study was to investigate the role of fusion beliefs and metacognitions in obsessive–compulsive symptoms in the general population.Method: A sample of 200 students of Kharazmi University was selected from various faculties and completed the following questionnaires: Metacognitions Questionnaire-30 (MCQ-30), Thought-Fusion Instrument (TFI) and Maudsley Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (MOCI). Data was analyzed using Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis.Results: The study showed that thought-fusion beliefs and metacognitive beliefs were positively correlated with obsessive-compulsive symptoms. There were also positive correlations between subscales of thought-fusion beliefs and metacognitive beliefs and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. In regression analysis, MCQ subscales, cognitive self-consciousness and Thought Action Fusion scale were the strongest predictors of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Conclusions: Results of this study support the metacognitive model of OCD and showed that people’s thought-fusion beliefs have important role in obsessive–compulsive symptoms.
ملخص الجهاز:
The Role of Fusion Beliefs and Metacognitions in Obsessive– Compulsive Symptoms in General Population Shahram Mohammadkhani1 (PhD) 1Department of Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran, E-mail address: sh.
Method: A sample of 200 students of Kharazmi University was selected from various faculties and completed the following questionnaires: Metacognitions Questionnaire-30 (MCQ-30), Thought-Fusion Instrument (TFI) and Maudsley Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (MOCI).
Results: The study showed that thought-fusion beliefs and metacognitive beliefs were positively correlated with obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
In regression analysis, MCQ subscales, cognitive self-consciousness and Thought Action Fusion scale were the strongest predictors of obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
Conclusions: Results of this study support the metacognitive model of OCD and showed that people’s thought-fusion beliefs have important role in obsessive–compulsive symptoms.
Evidences show that 80 to 90 percent of non- clinical samples in the general populations are experiencing unwanted intrusive thoughts similar to obsessions (Rassin, Muris, Schmidt, & Merckelbach, 2000; Zucker, Craske, Barrios, & Holguin, 2002; Rachman, & de Silva, 1978).
(View the image of this page) (View the image of this page) Discussion This study investigated the relationship between thought fusion beliefs and metacognition and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a non- clinical sample.
Results showed a significant positive correlation between total scores of thought fusion beliefs and metacognitive beliefs with obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
There was significant positive correlation between thought fusion beliefs and metacognitive subscales and total scores of obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
These findings are also consistent with the metacognitive model (Wells, 2000, 2009) and cognitive models of OCD (Rachman, 1997, Purdon, & Clark, 1999; Salkovskis, 1999), which suggested that fusion beliefs are related to obsessive-compulsive symptoms.