APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Past Adversity and Obsessions about Unacceptable Thoughts: The Mediating Roles of Posttraumatic Stress Cognitions and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
- Andrea Despotes
Northern Illinois University - Benjamin Darnell
Northern Illinois University - Sarah Bragg
Northern Illinois University - David Valentiner
Northern Illinois University
Abstract
Research suggests past adversity may contribute to OCD symptoms through posttraumatic cognitions and stress symptoms. Participants completed questionnaires regarding past adversity, posttraumatic and obsessive cognitions, and symptoms of PTSD and OCD. Results indicated mediation of adversity's effect on "unacceptable thoughts" obsessions by posttraumatic cognitions and stress symptoms. Implications are discussed.
Stress