Abstract
The metacognitive model of obsessive-compulsive symptoms [Wells, A. (1997). Cognitive therapy of anxiety disorders: a practice manual and conceptual guide. Chichester, UK: Wiley] emphasizes three types of metacognitive knowledge in the etiology and maintenance of symptoms: thought fusion beliefs, beliefs about the need to perform rituals, and criteria that signal rituals can be stopped. We tested the model using a series of hierarchical regression analyses. Results showed that each metacognitive domain when entered in their hypothesized causal sequence explained incremental variance in two different measures of obsessive-compulsive symptoms, with worry controlled. These incremental relationships remained when non-metacognitive beliefs (e.g., responsibility and perfectionism) which have been linked to obsessive-compulsive symptoms in other theories were controlled. Results provide further support for the metacognitive model. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 436-442 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of anxiety disorders |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2009 |
Keywords
- Beliefs
- Metacognitive model
- Obsessive-compulsive symptoms