Religiousness and obsessive-compulsive cognitions and symptoms in an Italian population.

Full Abstract

Fifty-four individuals with a high degree of religiosity, 47 with a medium degree of religiosity and 64 with low religiosity completed anonymously the Italian versions of well-established measures of obsessive-compulsive (OC) cognitions and symptoms, depression and anxiety. After controlling for anxiety and depression, religious groups scored higher than individuals with a low degree of religiosity on measures of obsessionality, overimportance of thoughts, control of thoughts, perfectionism and responsibility. Moreover, measures of control of thoughts and overimportance of thoughts were associated with OC symptoms only in religious subjects. It is concluded that religion might play a role in obsessive-compulsive disorder phenomenology. Additional research is warranted because it is plausible that only a few aspects of religious teachings (e.g., inflexibility and prohibition) are linked to OC phenomena.

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Author information

Author/s: Sica, Claudio (C); Novara, Caterina (C); Sanavio, Ezio (E);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Parma, Italy. claudio.sica(-atsign-)unipr.it

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Behaviour research and therapy (Behav Res Ther), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Jul; vol 40 (issue 7) : pp 813-23

Dates: Created 2002/06/20; Completed 2002/07/19; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12074375, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Italy - epidemiology
Male
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - diagnosis; epidemiology; psychology
Questionnaires
Religion and Psychology

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