Article2011

Distress tolerance and obsessions: an integrative analysis

Jesse R. Cougle · Kiara R. Timpano · Kristin E. Fitch · Kirsten A. Hawkins

105 citations0/0 files storedDepression and Anxiety

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Recent research implicates a potential relationship between poor distress tolerance (DT) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and obsessions in particular, though this evidence has been largely indirect. We sought to examine the incremental and specific associations between DT and obsessions using multiple methodologies. METHODS: We conducted three separate studies using independent nonclinical samples (total N=558) that involved cross-sectional (Study 1) and prospective self-report designs (Study 2), as well as the use of an in vivo neutralization task (Study 3). RESULTS: Poor DT was specifically associated with obsessing but not other OCD symptoms, even when covarying for several theoretically relevant constructs. Further, poor DT was predictive of residual change in obsessing symptoms 1-month later. Poor DT was also associated with neutralization in response to an OCD-like intrusion and postneutralization period anxiety. CONCLUSIONS: These consistent findings provide support for an important relationship between DT and obsessions and suggest that interventions targeting DT may have special benefit for the treatment of obsessions.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 105 citations exist upstream.

References

1970Manual for the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory 1993Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder 1995Manual for the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales. 2 1994Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder 1998Psychometric properties of the 42-item and 21-item versions of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales in clinical groups and a community sample.1986Anxiety sensitivity, anxiety frequency and the prediction of fearfulness 2002The Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory: Development and validation of a short version.1986A cognitive approach to panic

Cited by

2019Patient adherence to cognitive behavioural therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis 2011Exploring the unique and interactive roles of distress tolerance and negative urgency in obsessions 2018The Effect of a Brief Mindfulness Training on Distress Tolerance and Stress Reactivity 2013Perceived Stress in Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder is Related with Obsessive but Not Compulsive Symptoms 2016The premonitory urge revisited: An individualized premonitory urge for tics scale

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.