Daniel H Jarvis, Karey D McCullough, Tammie R McParland
Nurse Education and Mathematical Competency: Implementation of an Online, Self-Directed, Prerequisite Model
International journal of environmental research and public health
inferential confusion underresearched faulty reasoning process obsessivecompulsive disorder ocd based overreliance imagined possibilities shares similarities extensively researched construct thoughtaction fusion taf taf proposed specific subset broader construct magical thinking relationship inferential confusion magical thinking unexplored present study investigated relationship hypothesised magical thinking would partially mediate relationship inferential confusion obsessivecompulsive symptoms nonclinical sample 201 participants 3494 sd 1588 recruited via convenience sampling regression analyses found hypothesised mediating relationship supported magical thinking partially mediate relationship inferential confusion oc symptoms interestingly inferential confusion stronger relationship oc symptoms comparison predictor variables results suggest inferential confusion directly indirectly via magical thinking impact oc symptoms future studies clinical samples investigate constructs determine whether similar patterns emerge may eventually inform cognitive errors target treatment ocd