The Bidirectional Effects of Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation in Chinese Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Dynamic Structural Equation Model
Abstract:Background: With the accumulation of negative emotions bought by COVID-19-related dysfunctional beliefs, individuals adopted obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms (e.g., over-checking the wearing of masks) and formed difficulties in emotion regulation (DER). Both OC symptoms and DER had a devastating impact on the individual's mental health. This study focused on the temporal dynamics of the bidirectional relation between OC symptoms and DER. As an extension, we further explored whether OC and DER and their relat… Show more
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