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Objective: This research aimed to study the relationship between scrupulosity and obsessive- compulsive symptoms as well as obsessive-compulsive-related cognitive styles (obsessive beliefs and thought-action fusion).Methods: This was a correlational study. The study population included all individuals who referred to counseling centers of Tehran from August to December 2010 and diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and also all Persian speakers with OCD who were active in internet from August to November 2012. A total of 30 individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (mostly Iranian Muslims) were recruited from different psychological counseling centers in Tehran. In addition, 50 individuals with OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) were recruited via internet social networks. For screening, we used Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R). Convenience method was used for the sampling. In order to collect data, Penn Inventory of Scrupulosity (PIOS), Thought-Action Fusion Scale (TAF), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R), and Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ) were administered. Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. SPSS version 18 was used for data analysis.Results: Results showed that there were significant relationships between scrupulosity and obsessive-compulsive symptoms total score (r=0.275, P<0.05); also scrupulosity and obsessive beliefs (r=0.558, P<0.01); and scrupulosity and thought-action fusion (r=0.506, P<0.01). Results also revealed that the variations in scrupulosity scores could be best predicted by ‘anxiety’ and ‘Importance and Control of Thoughts.’ Scrupulosity is a subtype of OCD and is obsessive in nature.Conclusion: As explained by cognitive-behavioral theories of religious OCD, scrupulosity is closely related to the ‘Importance of Thoughts and Controlling Thoughts,’ as well as moral and probability ‘Thought-action Fusion.’ The results were in accordance with the findings of comparable studies on Christian samples. Results were explained according to Islamic views, and the implications for research and practice were discussed.
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In order to collect data, Penn Inventory of Scrupulosity (PIOS), Thought-Action Fusion Scale (TAF), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R), and Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ) were administered.
Conclusion: As explained by cognitive-behavioral theories of religious OCD, scrupulosity is closely related to the ‘Importance of Thoughts and Controlling Thoughts,’ as well as moral and probability ‘Thought-action Fusion.
com 47 January 2015, Volume 3, Number 1 Epidemiological studies have shown different results re- garding the prevalence of scrupulosity among those who suffer from OCD , ranging from 5% to 33% in West- ern countries (Miller and Hedges, 2008; Mataix- Coles, Marks, Greist, Cobak, and Baer, 2002).
This study aimed to investigate the association of scrupulosity with obsessive-compulsive symptoms and OCD-related cognitive styles (obsessive beliefs and thought-action fusion).
Then participants were asked to answer the questionnaires including demographic questionnaire, Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R), Penn Inventory of Scrupulosity (PIOS), Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire-44 (OBQ-44), Thought-Action Fusion (TAF), and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21).
In order to determine whether participants recruited from clinics (sampling phase 1) were different from participants recruited from internet social networks (sampling phase 2) regarding the main variables of the study, the Independent t test was used and the two groups were tested with respect to depression-anxiety-stress, obsessive-compulsive disor- der, scrupulosity, obsessive beliefs, and thought-action fu- sion.
Discussion</H2> This study aimed to investigate the relationship between scrupulosity and obsessive-compulsive symptoms as well as OCD-related cognitive styles (obsessive beliefs and thought-action fusion).
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