The relationship of cognitive confidence to OCD symptoms.
The role of meta-memory and meta-cognition in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms and checking was examined in a student sample, using the memory and cognitive confidence scale (MACCS; Nedeljkovic, M., & Kyrios, M. (2007). Confidence in memory and other cognitive processes in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 2899-2914). Confirmatory factor analysis supported the MACCS's previously reported structure, and hierarchical regression supported its relationship to OCD symptom severity over-and-above depression and other OCD-related beliefs. Specifically, general confidence in memory was found to be a unique predictor of overall OCD severity. Implications for theory and research are discussed.
Nedeljkovic
Maja
M
Swin-PsyCHE Research Unit, Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. MNedeljkovic@swin.edu.au
Moulding
Richard
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Kyrios
Michael
M
Doron
Guy
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult