Appendices for the Literature Review Overview of the literature examining the causal connection between inflated responsibility and OCD symptoms Appendix A: Table A1- Studies where behavioural OCD symptoms were not directly observed. Author(s) Sample Conditions Measures used Method of Outcomes Effect sizes manipulation used Fritzler et al. (2008) Non clinical adults Responsible, not Phobia Questionnaire, BAI, P’s were asked to P's for whom the was a RM: 2.75 responsible, BDI, POMS, MOCI close door to snake salient stimulus and who n=100 (25 per OCDS: 0.52 thought cage or experimenter felt responsible for snake’s condition) suppression, no closed the door escape had highest thought frequency of snake suppression. thoughts and anxiety. Significant difference between intrusive thought frequency in responsible vs. not responsible conditions. Mancini and Non clinical adults Perceived Manipulation check questionnaire Decision making In perceived responsibility RM: NA Gangemi (2006) responsibility, no vignette. condition-P’s tested danger n= 236 (each OCDS: NA responsibility, hypothesis (rather than condition had 84, perceived control) and chose to 77 and 75, responsibility + continue with testing. Fear respectively) fear of guilt. of guilt had a significant additive effect. Menzies et al. Non-clinical adults Personally The outcome questionnaire, visual Questionnaire In the personally RM: NA (2000) responsible and analogue responsible group they n=70 (38 and 32 in OCDS: other responsible rated severity of potential each condition) likelihood: outcome higher than in other responsible group but 0.17/0.18
Appendices for the Literature Review Appendix A: Table A1- Overview of the literature examining the causal connection between inflated responsibility and OCD symptoms Studies where behavioural OCD symptoms were not directly observed. Author(s) Sample Conditions Measures used Method of manipulation used Outcomes Effect sizes Fritzler et al. (2008) Non clinical adults n=100 (25 per condition) Responsible, not responsible, thought suppression, no thought suppression. Phobia Questionnaire, BAI, BDI, POMS, MOCI P’s were asked to close door to snake cage or experimenter closed the door P's for whom the was a salient stimulus and who felt responsible for snake’s escape had highest frequency of snake thoughts and anxiety. Significant difference between intrusive thought frequency in responsible vs. not responsible conditions. RM: 2.75 OCDS: 0.52 Mancini and Gangemi (2006) Non clinical adults n= 236 (each condition had 84, 77 and 75, respectively) Perceived responsibility, no responsibility, perceived responsibility + fear of guilt. Manipulation check questionnaire Decision making vignette. In perceived responsibility condition-P’s tested danger hypothesis (rather than control) and chose to continue with testing. Fear of guilt had a significant additive effect. RM: NA OCDS: NA Menzies et al. (2000) Non-clinical adults n=70 (38 and 32 in each condition) Personally responsible and other responsible The outcome questionnaire, visual analogue Questionnaire In the personally responsible group they rated severity of potential outcome higher than in other responsible group but RM: NA OCDS: likelihood: 0.17/0.18
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