Negative mood and obsessive-compulsive related clinical constructs: an examination of underlying factors

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Britton, Gary and Davey, Graham C L (2017) Negative mood and obsessive-compulsive related clinical constructs: an examination of underlying factors. Frontiers in Psychology, 8. p. 1570.

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Abstract

Emerging evidence suggests that many of the clinical constructs used to help understand and explain obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms, and negative mood, may be causally interrelated. One approach to understanding this interrelatedness is a motivational systems approach. This approach suggests that rather than considering clinical constructs and negative affect as separable entities, they are all features of an integrated threat management system, and as such are highly coordinated and interdependent. The aim of the present study was to examine if clinical constructs related to OC symptoms and negative mood are best treated as separable or, alternatively, if these clinical constructs and negative mood are best seen as indicators of an underlying superordinate variable, as would be predicted by a motivational systems approach. A sample of 370 student participants completed measures of mood and the clinical constructs of inflated responsibility, intolerance of uncertainty (IU), not just right experiences (NJREs) and checking stop rules. An exploratory factor analysis suggested two plausible factor structures, one where all construct items and negative mood items loaded onto one underlying superordinate variable, and a second structure comprising of 5 factors, where each item loaded onto a factor representative of what the item was originally intended to measure. A confirmatory factor analysis showed that the five factor model was preferential to the one factor model, suggesting the four constructs and negative mood are best conceptualised as separate variables. Given the predictions of a motivational systems approach were not supported in the current study, other possible explanations for the causal interrelatedness between clinical constructs and negative mood are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Identifier:	10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01570
Additional Information:	© 2017 Britton and Davey. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Keywords:	Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Inflated Responsibility; Intolerance of Uncertainty; Not Just Right Experiences; Checking Stop Rules; Negative Mood.
Subjects:	Psychology > Counselling and psychotherapy
Depositing User:	Gary Britton
Date Deposited:	01 Sep 2017 14:13
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2024 15:54
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/3841

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