Abstract
In two experiments we examined the psychometric properties of a new measure of interpretation bias in individuals with obsessive-compulsive
symptoms (OCs). In Experiment 1, 38 individuals high in OC symptoms, 34 individuals high in anxiety and dysphoric symptoms,
and 31 asymptomatic individuals completed the measure. Results revealed that the Word Sentence Association Test for OCD (WSAO)
can differentiate those with OC symptoms from both a matched anxious/dysphoric group and a non-anxious/non-dysphoric group.
In a second experiment, we tested the predictive validity of the WSAO using a performance-based behavioral approach test of
contamination fears, and found that the WSAO was a better predictor of avoidance than an established measure of OC washing
symptoms (Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised, washing subscale). Our results provide preliminary evidence for the reliability
and validity of the WSAO as well as its usefulness in predicting response to behavioral challenge above and beyond OC symptoms,
depression, and anxiety.
symptoms (OCs). In Experiment 1, 38 individuals high in OC symptoms, 34 individuals high in anxiety and dysphoric symptoms,
and 31 asymptomatic individuals completed the measure. Results revealed that the Word Sentence Association Test for OCD (WSAO)
can differentiate those with OC symptoms from both a matched anxious/dysphoric group and a non-anxious/non-dysphoric group.
In a second experiment, we tested the predictive validity of the WSAO using a performance-based behavioral approach test of
contamination fears, and found that the WSAO was a better predictor of avoidance than an established measure of OC washing
symptoms (Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised, washing subscale). Our results provide preliminary evidence for the reliability
and validity of the WSAO as well as its usefulness in predicting response to behavioral challenge above and beyond OC symptoms,
depression, and anxiety.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Article
- Pages 1-10
- DOI 10.1007/s10608-012-9478-z
- Authors
- Jennie M. Kuckertz, Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, 6386 Alvarado Ct., Suite 301, San Diego, CA 92120, USA
- Nader Amir, Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, 6386 Alvarado Ct., Suite 301, San Diego, CA 92120, USA
- Anastacia C. Tobin, Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, 6386 Alvarado Ct., Suite 301, San Diego, CA 92120, USA
- Sadia Najmi, Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, 6386 Alvarado Ct., Suite 301, San Diego, CA 92120, USA
- Journal Cognitive Therapy and Research
- Online ISSN 1573-2819
- Print ISSN 0147-5916