This study investigates the association of reassurance seeking with obsessive compulsive (OC) symptoms, dysfunctional beliefs, and negative emotions. Reassurance Seeking Questionnaire, Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory, Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire, Trait Anger Expression Inventory, and Guilt Inventory were applied to 53 obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) patients and 591 non-clinical participants. The results showed that the severity of the OC symptoms significantly predicted the carefulness of OCD patients during reassurance seeking, indicating increased carefulness during reassurance seeking as the severity of OC symptoms increased. Moreover, feelings of guilt increased with increasing intensity of reassurance seeking. In addition, carefulness during reassurance seeking significantly predicted the level of anxiety. Responsibility/threat estimation, perfectionism/need for certainty, and importance/control of thoughts significantly predicted the OC symptoms. Moreover, the dysfunctional beliefs directly associated with an increased need to seek reassurance from different sources and seek reassurance more carefully. In terms of mediational effect, the results revealed that the individuals who had distorted beliefs were more likely to have OC symptoms and, in turn, the OC symptoms increased carefulness during reassurance seeking. The analysis of the model test revealed mostly similar results to those obtained for the clinical sample. The findings revealed a close relationship between OC symptoms and reassurance-seeking behaviors.

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在强迫症中寻求保证的作用：寻求保证，功能障碍的信念，负面情绪和强迫症之间的联系。

这项研究调查了寻求放心与强迫症（OC）症状，功能障碍的信念和负面情绪的关联。对53例强迫症（OCD）患者和591名非临床参与者应用了放心寻求问卷，强迫症量表，信念信仰量表，特质愤怒表达量表和内In感量表。结果表明，OC症状的严重程度显着预测了寻求保证的OCD患者的谨慎性，表明随着OC症状的严重程度的提高，寻求保证期间的谨慎性也有所提高。此外，内re感随着寻求保证的强度增加而增加。此外，在放心寻求保证期间的谨慎态度可显着预测焦虑水平。责任/威胁估计，完美主义/确定性的需要以及思想的重要性/控制力可以显着预测OC症状。而且，功能失调的信念直接与增加寻求不同来源的保证并更加谨慎地寻求保证的需求有关。就中介作用而言，结果表明，信念扭曲的个体更有可能出现OC症状，而OC症状反过来又增加了在寻求保证时的谨慎性。模型测试的分析显示出与临床样品获得的结果几乎相似的结果。研究结果表明，OC症状与寻求放心行为之间存在密切关系。功能失调的信念与从不同来源寻求保证并更加谨慎地寻求保证的需求增加直接相关。就中介作用而言，结果表明，信念扭曲的个体更有可能出现OC症状，而OC症状反过来又增加了在寻求保证时的谨慎性。模型测试的分析显示出与临床样品获得的结果几乎相似的结果。调查结果表明，OC症状与寻求放心行为之间存在密切关系。功能失调的信念与从不同来源寻求保证并更加谨慎地寻求保证的需求增加直接相关。就中介作用而言，结果表明，信念扭曲的个体更有可能出现OC症状，而OC症状反过来又增加了在寻求保证时的谨慎性。模型测试的分析显示出与临床样品获得的结果几乎相似的结果。调查结果表明，OC症状与寻求放心行为之间存在密切关系。寻求安心期间，OC症状增加了谨慎性。模型测试的分析显示出与临床样品获得的结果几乎相似的结果。调查结果表明，OC症状与寻求放心行为之间存在密切关系。寻求安心期间，OC症状增加了谨慎性。模型测试的分析显示出与临床样品获得的结果几乎相似的结果。调查结果表明，OC症状与寻求放心行为之间存在密切关系。