Relationship between religion and obsessive phenomena

Gonsalvez, Craig J.; Hains, Alex; Stoyles, Gerard

doi:10.1080/00049530902887859

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“…On the other hand, some research ( McConnell, Pergament, Ellison, & Flannelly, 2006 ) suggests that higher degree of spiritual struggles can be positively correlated with some dimensions of psychopathology (anxiety, phobic anxiety, depression, paranoid ideation, obsessive–compulsiveness, and somatization). In addition, we have evidenced that at least some of the religious denominations can be associated with higher levels of OCD symptoms ( Abramowitz, Deacon, Woods, & Tolin, 2004 ; Gonsalvez, Hains, & Stoyles, 2010 ). This indicates that the impact of religious convictions on psychopathology can be moderated by psychopathology type and characteristics of religious belief.…”

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Treatment seeking for problematic pornography use among women

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Background and aimsPrevious studies examined psychological factors related to treatment seeking for problematic pornography use (PU) among males. In this study, we focused on females who seek treatment for problematic PU and compared them with non-problematic pornography users with regard to variables related to problematic PU. Second, we investigated the relationships between critical constructs related to problematic PU with the path analysis method, emphasizing the predictors for treatment seeking among women. We also compared our results with previous studies on males.MethodsA survey study was conducted on 719 Polish-speaking Caucasian females, 14–63 years old, including 39 treatment seekers for problematic PU.ResultsThe positive relationship between the mere amount of PU and treatment seeking loses its significance after introducing two other predictors of treatment-seeking: religiosity and negative symptoms associated with PU. This pattern is different from the results obtained in previous studies on males.DiscussionDifferent from previous studies on male samples, our analysis showed that in the case of women, mere amount of PU may be related to treatment-seeking behavior even after accounting for negative symptoms associated with PU. Moreover, religiousness is a significant predictor of treatment seeking among women, which may indicate that in the case of women, treatment seeking for problematic PU is motivated not only by experienced negative symptoms of PU but also by personal beliefs about PU and social norms.ConclusionFor females, negative symptoms associated with PU, the amount of PU and religiosity is associated with treatment seeking. Those factors should be considered in treatment.

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“…The PIOS is a 19 item self-report measure of the frequency of individual's religiously-oriented obsessionality. The PIOS has two subscales; the 12 item Fear of Sin and 7 item Fear of God subscales and has emerged as the best validated measure of scrupulosity (e.g., Gonsalvez, Hains, & Stoyles, 2010); Inozu et al, 2012a;Olatunji, Abramowitz, Williams, Connolly, & Lohr, 2007). The present Cronbach coefficients for the PIOS Total score (α = .94), Fear of Sin (α = .91), and Fear of God (α = .90) subscales achieved a high level of internal reliability.…”

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When Good People Have Bad Thoughts: Religiosity and the Emotional Regulation of Guilt-Inducing Intrusive Thoughts

Hale

Clark

2013

Journal of Psychology and Theology

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This study investigated whether guilt associated with unwanted intrusive thoughts characterized the elevated obsessionality previously reported in highly religious individuals. Twenty-four high religious Christian and 55 low religious undergraduates completed self-report measures of religiosity, guilt, obsessionality, and negative cognitions. As hypothesized, the highly religious group reported significantly more generalized guilt, obsessionality, and guilt-related negative thoughts, but not more anxiety or depression. Importance of religion and generalized guilt were the only significant predictors of obsessionality in the total sample. Results suggest heightened generalized (trait) guilt plays an important role in the elevated obsessionality of highly religious. Based on the current measures, there was no evidence that guilt over uncontrollable intrusive thoughts played a role in the obsessionality of highly religious individuals.

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“…Application of data of nonreligious participants Abramowitz et al (2002) Atheist/agnostic a Excluded Cougle, Purdon, Fitch, and Hawkins (2013) Atheist/agnostic a Included Fergus (2014) No affiliation Excluded Fergus and Rowatt (2014) No affiliation Excluded Gonsalvez et al (2010) No religion Excluded Hale et al (2013) Not religious Separate analysis Huppert and Fradkin (2016) No affiliation Separate analyses Kang et al (2016) No affiliation Included Mauzay et al (2016) Agnostic, atheist Excluded Siev, Baer, and Minichiello (2011) No religion Included a Atheist/agnostic was a single response option. PIOS ϭ Penn Inventory of Scrupulosity.…”

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An examination of the factor structure of the Penn Inventory of Scrupulosity-Revised (PIOS-R) in atheist and Christian samples.

Phillips

Fisak

2022

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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Scrupulosity is a presentation of obsessive-compulsive disorder in which an individual's obsessions and compulsions are related to religiosity. The Penn Inventory of Scrupulosity (PIOS), including the more recent Pennsylvania Inventory of Scrupulosity-Revised, has been widely used to assess levels of scrupulosity. The psychometric properties for this measure have been well established, and utility of the PIOS has been established across a variety of religious groups. However, the response style of atheists to the PIOS has yet to be examined. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the PIOS in a sample of atheists relative to a sample of Christians. Based on a series of confirmatory factor analyses, the original two-factor model was found to be a poor fit with the data in both samples. Based on an exploratory factor analysis, a single-factor solution was retained in the Christian sample, which appears to assess a fear of God, punishment, and sinning. In the atheist sample, although a two-factor solution was originally observed, only one of the two factors appeared to be a viable subscale. This factor appears to assess a fear of immorality, and items on this subscale appear to be secular in nature. The findings and implications of the findings are discussed.

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Relationship between religion and obsessive phenomena

Cited by 11 publications

References 37 publications

Treatment seeking for problematic pornography use among women

Treatment seeking for problematic pornography use among women

When Good People Have Bad Thoughts: Religiosity and the Emotional Regulation of Guilt-Inducing Intrusive Thoughts

An examination of the factor structure of the Penn Inventory of Scrupulosity-Revised (PIOS-R) in atheist and Christian samples.

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