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Characterizing the multidimensional relationship between religiosity and OCD symptoms: Thematic analysis
Nora Yanyi Sun;
Sofia Eun-Young Guerra;
Mahie Mangesh Patil;
Sai Supritha Chakravadhanula;
Christopher Pittenger;
Terence Ching
ABSTRACT
To improve our understanding of the complex relationship between religiosity and OCD, we performed a qualitative analysis of messages (n=225) referencing religion in r/OCD, a public online peer support forum for people with OCD with over 250,000 users. Our results indicate that attitude towards God (i.e. optimistic, fearful, mixed) may represent a hidden variable that may help explain heterogeneity in OCD outcomes among religious individuals, with optimistic attitudes potentially contributing to compulsion resistance.
Citation
Please cite as:
Sun NY, Guerra SEY, Patil MM, Chakravadhanula SS, Pittenger C, Ching T
Characterizing the Multidimensional Relationship Between Spirituality and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Thematic Analysis
