When Uncertainty Leads to Compulsive Checking: Maladaptive Emotion Regulation As a Mechanism in OCD

Poster Session II

Keyword: Psychopathology

Abstract: This study shows maladaptive emotion regulation mediates the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and OCD checking, but not cleaning or ordering. Findings suggest IU’s impact on OCD is subtype-specific, with checking potentially serving as information-seeking to manage uncertainty, highlighting emotion regulation as a key mechanism in OCD symptomology.

• Julia Zagaroli (Presenting Author)
• Sophia Capellini (Author)
• Gregory Bartoszek (Author)