Magdalena Dolic, Yaxuan Peng, Keshav Dhingra, Kristal Lee, John McInerney
ePortfolios: Enhancing confidence in student radiographers' communication of radiographic anatomy and pathology. A cross-sectional study
Journal of medical radiation sciences
following observations literature obsessions often contain imply negative evaluative information self aardema et al 2013 recently developed measure fearedself relevant ocd current study aimed provide examination relevance feared selfbeliefs obsessive compulsive processes particular whether partially underlie doubt ocdrelevant situations nonclinical participants n 463 291 females mage 2517 sd 747 presented three vignettes related washing checking nonocd relevant themes assessed doubt providing alternating sensory possibilitybased information higher levels ocd symptoms fearedself beliefs significantly predicted higher baseline levels doubt greater fluctuation levels doubt contamination checking scenarios much lesser extent control scenario fearedself beliefs predict fluctuation doubt overandabove ocd symptoms consistent mediation model main limitation use nonclinical sample although allowed sufficient participant numbers test hypotheses findings provided experimental support reasoning processes ocd suggested feared selfbeliefs may make individuals vulnerable experiencing doubt additionally results suggested individuals high ocd symptoms high feared selfbeliefs unable recognise improbable nature possibilitybased statements implications treatment theory discussed