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Maladaptive Consequences of Mental Intrusions With Obsessive, Dysmorphic, Hypochondriac, and Eating-Disorders Related Contents: Cross-Cultural Differences; [Consecuencias Negativas De Las Intrusiones Mentales Con Contenidos Obsesivos, Dismorficos, Hipocondriacos Y Alimentarios: Diferencias Transculturales] Publisher



Pascualvera B1 ; Akin B2 ; Belloch A3 ; Bottesi G4 ; Clark DA5 ; Doron G6 ; Fernandezalvarez H7 ; Ghisi M4 ; Gomez B7 ; Inozu M8 ; Jimenezros A9 ; Moulding R10 ; Ruiz MA11 ; Shams G12 Show All Authors
Authors
  1. Pascualvera B1
  2. Akin B2
  3. Belloch A3
  4. Bottesi G4
  5. Clark DA5
  6. Doron G6
  7. Fernandezalvarez H7
  8. Ghisi M4
  9. Gomez B7
  10. Inozu M8
  11. Jimenezros A9
  12. Moulding R10
  13. Ruiz MA11
  14. Shams G12
  15. Sica C13
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Authors Affiliations
  1. 1. Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluacion y Tratamientos Psicologicos, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain
  2. 2. Department of Psychology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
  3. 3. Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluacion y Tratamientos Psicologicos, Universidad de Valencia, Spain
  4. 4. Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Italy
  5. 5. Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick, Canada
  6. 6. Department of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
  7. 7. Aigle Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  8. 8. Department of Psychology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
  9. 9. Psychology Research Centre (CIP/UAL) & Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
  10. 10. Department of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
  11. 11. Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia UNED, Madrid, Spain
  12. 12. Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Science, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran, Iran
  13. 13. Department of Human Health Science, University of Firenze, Italy

Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology Published:2022


Abstract

Background/Objective: Unwanted mental intrusions (UMIs) with contents related to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Illness Anxiety Disorder (IAD), and Eating Disorders (EDs) are highly prevalent, independently of the cultural and/or social context. Cognitive-behavioral explanations for these disorders postulates that the escalation from common UMIs to clinically relevant symptoms depends on the maladaptive consequences (i.e., emotions, appraisals, and control strategies) of experiencing UMIs. This study examines, from a cross-cultural perspective, the cognitive-behavioral postulates of the maladaptive consequences of having UMIs. Method: Non-clinical 1,473 participants from Europe, the Middle-East, and South America completed the Questionnaire of Unpleasant Intrusive Thoughts to assess the maladaptive consequences of experiencing highly disturbing OCD, BDD, IAD, and EDs-related UMIs. Results: Findings revealed main effects for both the country and the consequences associated with the four UMI contents. Interaction effects between the consequences of each UMI content and the sample location were also observed. Conclusions: Cognitive-Behavioral models for OCD, BDD, IAD, and EDs should be implemented along with socio-cultural variables that increase the understanding of the role of these variables in the phenomenology of UMIs and their associated consequences. © 2021 Asociacion Espanola de Psicologia Conductual