Validation and Measurement Invariance of the Leuven Obsessional Intrusions Inventory in Two Different Cultures
Obsessions – recurrent unwanted intrusive thoughts – are one of the two pillars of the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Although OCD has been reported across many different cultures, research on these cultural variations is hampered by the lack of cross-culturally sound instruments to assess int...
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| author | Fulya Ozcanli Laurence Claes Eva Ceulemans Dirk Hermans Batja Mesquita |
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| description | Obsessions – recurrent unwanted intrusive thoughts – are one of the two pillars of the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Although OCD has been reported across many different cultures, research on these cultural variations is hampered by the lack of cross-culturally sound instruments to assess intrusive thoughts. The aim of the current study is to investigate the psychometric properties of the recently developed Leuven Obsessional Intrusions Instrument (LOII) in two different cultural contexts. Turkish (N = 663) and Belgian (N = 496) participants were sampled from non-clinical student populations. Results from confirmatory factor analyses yielded a shortened version of the LOII (i.e., LOII-R) with a four-factor solution – aggressive, sexual, and contamination intrusions, and ‘just-right’ doubts – as the best fitting model across both cultures. The model met most criteria for strong measurement invariance, and proved to be both valid and reliable. The results of this study suggest that the LOII-R is a good candidate for cross-cultural studies on obsessional intrusions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2e719188f00480bb130983245fffd6e2022-12-22T00:27:59ZengUbiquity PressPsychologica Belgica2054-670X2020-10-0160110.5334/pb.537791Validation and Measurement Invariance of the Leuven Obsessional Intrusions Inventory in Two Different CulturesFulya Ozcanli0Laurence Claes1Eva Ceulemans2Dirk Hermans3Batja Mesquita4Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, LeuvenFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, AntwerpFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, LeuvenFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, LeuvenFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, LeuvenObsessions – recurrent unwanted intrusive thoughts – are one of the two pillars of the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Although OCD has been reported across many different cultures, research on these cultural variations is hampered by the lack of cross-culturally sound instruments to assess intrusive thoughts. The aim of the current study is to investigate the psychometric properties of the recently developed Leuven Obsessional Intrusions Instrument (LOII) in two different cultural contexts. Turkish (N = 663) and Belgian (N = 496) participants were sampled from non-clinical student populations. Results from confirmatory factor analyses yielded a shortened version of the LOII (i.e., LOII-R) with a four-factor solution – aggressive, sexual, and contamination intrusions, and ‘just-right’ doubts – as the best fitting model across both cultures. The model met most criteria for strong measurement invariance, and proved to be both valid and reliable. The results of this study suggest that the LOII-R is a good candidate for cross-cultural studies on obsessional intrusions.https://www.psychologicabelgica.com/articles/537obsessionsintrusive thoughtsocdculturemeasurement invariance |
| spellingShingle | Fulya Ozcanli Laurence Claes Eva Ceulemans Dirk Hermans Batja Mesquita Validation and Measurement Invariance of the Leuven Obsessional Intrusions Inventory in Two Different Cultures Psychologica Belgica obsessions intrusive thoughts ocd culture measurement invariance |
| title | Validation and Measurement Invariance of the Leuven Obsessional Intrusions Inventory in Two Different Cultures |
| title_full | Validation and Measurement Invariance of the Leuven Obsessional Intrusions Inventory in Two Different Cultures |
| title_fullStr | Validation and Measurement Invariance of the Leuven Obsessional Intrusions Inventory in Two Different Cultures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validation and Measurement Invariance of the Leuven Obsessional Intrusions Inventory in Two Different Cultures |
| title_short | Validation and Measurement Invariance of the Leuven Obsessional Intrusions Inventory in Two Different Cultures |
| title_sort | validation and measurement invariance of the leuven obsessional intrusions inventory in two different cultures |
| topic | obsessions intrusive thoughts ocd culture measurement invariance |
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