Intrusive thoughts in a non-clinical adolescent population.
The frequency and pattern of intrusive thoughts reported by 279 adolescent school pupils and the relation of these to self-reported anxiety, depression and obsessional ritualisation are examined. Similarities in the frequency and processing of intrusive thoughts were identified between this group and previously studied adult populations. Self-reported symptoms of anxiety, depression and obsessional ritualisation were associated with both discomfort and interference from intrusive thoughts. Factor analysis of the data produced a three-factor solution and the interpretation and implications of this result are discussed in terms of affectivity, ritualisation and superstitious or magical beliefs.
Allsopp
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Berkshire Adolescent Unit, Wokingham Hospital,Barkham Road, Berkshire, England.
Williams
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012424:Rural Population; D013850:Thinking; D014505:Urban Population