Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory: Analysis of the validity of an instrument reduced prevalence Themes of Ocd Symptoms

Authors

  • Jandilson Avelino da Silva Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Deise Bernardo da Costa Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Maria Luíza Tomaz Bezerra Vicente Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Thyala Maria Alexandre Lourenço Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Keywords:

anxiety disorders, obsession-compulsion disorder, statistic validation.

Abstract

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a type of anxiety disorder characterized by uncontrollable rumination of thoughts called obsessions and repetitive behavioral rituals called compulsions. This study aimed to adapt the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory of Foa et al. for Portuguese Brazilian context. A sample of 216 volunteer college students (M = 27.16 years, SD = 2.18) from João Pessoa-PB. After performing an exploratory factor analysis showed the adequacy of the values obtained for a set of measures multifactorial. The analysis also suggested rates of reliability and internal consistency considerable.

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Author Biographies

Jandilson Avelino da Silva, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Doutorando e Mestre em Psicologia e Psicólogo Clínico pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba-UFPB. Integrante do Laboratório de Percepção, Neurociências e Comportamento do Departamento de Psicologia da UFPB. Estuda a influência da ingestão moderada de etanol nos processos perceptuais auditivos, especificamente na discriminmação das notas musicais.

Deise Bernardo da Costa, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Psicóloga Clínica pela UFPB.

Maria Luíza Tomaz Bezerra Vicente, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Psicóloga Hospitalar pela UFPB.

Thyala Maria Alexandre Lourenço, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Psicóloga Hospitalar pela UFPB.

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Published

2012-02-29

How to Cite

Silva, J. A. da, Costa, D. B. da, Vicente, M. L. T. B., & Lourenço, T. M. A. (2012). Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory: Analysis of the validity of an instrument reduced prevalence Themes of Ocd Symptoms. Psico, 42(4). Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/revistapsico/article/view/8894

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Vol. 42 No. 4 (2011)

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