Why are religious individuals more obsessional? The role of mental control beliefs and guilt in Muslims and Christians

Inozu M., KARANCI A. N., Clark D. A.

JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIATRY, vol.43, no.3, pp.959-966, 2012 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2012.02.004
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIATRY
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.959-966
  • Keywords: Religiosity, OCD relevant beliefs, Guilt, OCD symptoms, THOUGHT-ACTION FUSION, COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS, COGNITIVE THEORY, OCD SYMPTOMS, INVENTORY, TURKISH, SAMPLE
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background and objectives: The cognitive-behavioural perspective on obsessions recognizes that certain cultural experiences such as adherence to religious beliefs about the importance of maintaining strict mental control might increase the propensity for obsessional symptoms via the adoption of faulty appraisals and beliefs about the unacceptability and control of unwanted intrusive thoughts. Few studies have directly investigated this proposition, especially in a non-Western Muslim sample.