The cognitive mediation of obsessive-compulsive handwashing
Has this study been replicated?
The atlas records 1 replication of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 mixed. The earliest on record is from 2010.
Replications
- The Mediating Roles of Disgust Sensitivity and Danger Expectancy in Relation to Hand Washing Behaviour, Thorpe et al. (2010). Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. Outcome recorded: mixed.
Results confirmed that disgust sensitivity was related to the behavioural measure of washing time, but that this relationship was almost entirely mediated by the danger expectancy concerning judgements of severity of consequent disease. However, a different pattern emerged when the outcome measure was questionnaire based: danger expectancy was not at all related to this. Disgust sensitivity mediated the relationship between health anxiety and scores on a questionnaire…
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Jones, M. K., & Menzies, R. G. (1997). The cognitive mediation of obsessive-compulsive handwashing. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 35(9), 843–850. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0005-7967(97)00035-1
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