Do you believe in magical thinking? Examining magical thinking as a mediator between obsessive-compulsive belief domains and symptoms.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Despite substantial research attention on obsessive beliefs, more research is needed to understand how these beliefs serve as aetiological or maintaining factors for obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms. Magical thinking may allow individuals to gain a sense of control when experiencing intrusive thoughts and corresponding obsessive beliefs, potentially accounting for why OC belief domains are often related to OC symptoms. AIMS:This study examines magical thinking as a mediating variable in the relationship between OC belief domains and symptoms. METHOD:Undergraduate students (n = 284) reported their obsessive beliefs, magical thinking, and OC symptoms. RESULTS:As expected, there were significant indirect effects for the belief domain of inflated responsibility and over-estimation of threat on OC symptoms via magical thinking. There was also an indirect effect for the belief domain of importance and control of thoughts on OC symptoms via magical thinking. Unexpectedly, there was no indirect effect involving the belief domain of perfectionism and intolerance of uncertainty. CONCLUSIONS:Magical thinking may be one mechanism through which certain OC beliefs lead to OC symptoms. It may be that magical thinking serves as a coping mechanism in response to elevated beliefs. Future studies should extend these findings across time and clinical samples.

journal_name

Behav Cogn Psychother

authors

Fite RE,Adut SL,Magee JC

doi

10.1017/S1352465820000132

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-07-01 00:00:00

pages

454-462

issue

4

eissn

1352-4658

issn

1469-1833

pii

S1352465820000132

journal_volume

48

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