Who guards over obsessive fear of guilt? The case of Not Just Right Experiences and disgust
Background Guilt emotion, responsibility, disgust and Not Just Right Experiences (NJREs) are currently considered pivotal ingredients of Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Significant associations have been found between these variables and Obsessive–Compulsive (OC) symptoms, both in non-clinical...
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| description | Background Guilt emotion, responsibility, disgust and Not Just Right Experiences (NJREs) are currently considered pivotal ingredients of Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Significant associations have been found between these variables and Obsessive–Compulsive (OC) symptoms, both in non-clinical and clinical populations. The main objective of our study was to shed light, in a nonclinical sample, on the patterns of association between these different constructs hypothesized to underlie OC symptoms. Methods Ninety-six healthy participants filled out measures of NJREs, OC symptoms, fear of guilt, and proneness to experiencing disgust. Results showed that while fear of guilt is a significant predictor of the different symptom clusters of OCD, disgust and NJREs differently contribute to symptomatic manifestation. Specifically, these findings suggest that while fear of feeling guilty is a cross-sectional ingredient of symptomatology, disgust and/or NJREs may function as sentinels of guilt, resulting in different behavioral outcomes. Limitations The use of healthy participants and of a single measure for NJREs, guilt, and disgust could limit the generalizability of the results. Conclusions These results support the primary role of guilt in the phenomenology of OC symptoms and support the perspective arguing for the centrality of the role of guilt in OC symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-40c9ece63be94b0ab1619aafc6cc84c92022-12-22T01:21:50ZengElsevierJournal of Affective Disorders Reports2666-91532022-07-019100364Who guards over obsessive fear of guilt? The case of Not Just Right Experiences and disgustD. Ferrante0F. D'Olimpio1Department of Psychology, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, ItalyCorresponding author at: Department of Psychology, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Viale Ellittico, 31, 81100, Caserta, Italy.; Department of Psychology, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, ItalyBackground Guilt emotion, responsibility, disgust and Not Just Right Experiences (NJREs) are currently considered pivotal ingredients of Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Significant associations have been found between these variables and Obsessive–Compulsive (OC) symptoms, both in non-clinical and clinical populations. The main objective of our study was to shed light, in a nonclinical sample, on the patterns of association between these different constructs hypothesized to underlie OC symptoms. Methods Ninety-six healthy participants filled out measures of NJREs, OC symptoms, fear of guilt, and proneness to experiencing disgust. Results showed that while fear of guilt is a significant predictor of the different symptom clusters of OCD, disgust and NJREs differently contribute to symptomatic manifestation. Specifically, these findings suggest that while fear of feeling guilty is a cross-sectional ingredient of symptomatology, disgust and/or NJREs may function as sentinels of guilt, resulting in different behavioral outcomes. Limitations The use of healthy participants and of a single measure for NJREs, guilt, and disgust could limit the generalizability of the results. Conclusions These results support the primary role of guilt in the phenomenology of OC symptoms and support the perspective arguing for the centrality of the role of guilt in OC symptoms.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915322000579Not just right experiencesObsessive-compulsive symptomsObsessive-compulsive featuresFear of guiltTrait-guilt |
| spellingShingle | D. Ferrante F. D'Olimpio Who guards over obsessive fear of guilt? The case of Not Just Right Experiences and disgust Journal of Affective Disorders Reports Not just right experiences Obsessive-compulsive symptoms Obsessive-compulsive features Fear of guilt Trait-guilt |
| title | Who guards over obsessive fear of guilt? The case of Not Just Right Experiences and disgust |
| title_full | Who guards over obsessive fear of guilt? The case of Not Just Right Experiences and disgust |
| title_fullStr | Who guards over obsessive fear of guilt? The case of Not Just Right Experiences and disgust |
| title_full_unstemmed | Who guards over obsessive fear of guilt? The case of Not Just Right Experiences and disgust |
| title_short | Who guards over obsessive fear of guilt? The case of Not Just Right Experiences and disgust |
| title_sort | who guards over obsessive fear of guilt the case of not just right experiences and disgust |
| topic | Not just right experiences Obsessive-compulsive symptoms Obsessive-compulsive features Fear of guilt Trait-guilt |
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