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Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research 3/2012

01-06-2012 | Original Article

Psychometric Properties of a Behavioral Test of Contamination-Related Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms

Auteurs: Sadia Najmi, Anastacia C. Tobin, Nader Amir

Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research | Uitgave 3/2012

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Abstract

In this study, we evaluated the psychometric properties of a Behavioral Approach Task (BAT) for contamination-related obsessive–compulsive symptoms. We adapted the BAT from Cougle et al’s. (2007) design, which comprised three tests corresponding to three different contamination-related stimuli and a hierarchy of six steps of approach within each test. We obtained anxiety and disgust ratings at each BAT step. Participants with low or high contamination fear completed self-report measures of obsessive–compulsive symptoms and depression before completing the BAT. Internal consistency of the BAT was high. Furthermore, the BAT demonstrated good convergent validity with a self-report measure of contamination-related obsessive–compulsive symptoms. The BAT also had sound discriminant validity with self-report measures of depression and of obsessive–compulsive symptoms other than contamination. Our study suggests that the use of this test as an observable measure of contamination-related fears is not only psychometrically sound but also easy to administer.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Psychometric Properties of a Behavioral Test of Contamination-Related Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms
Auteurs
Sadia Najmi
Anastacia C. Tobin
Nader Amir
Publicatiedatum
01-06-2012
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Cognitive Therapy and Research / Uitgave 3/2012
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-010-9332-0

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