ABSTRACT

Previous research has shown that intrusive thoughts in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) often focus on emotionally significant aspects of individuals’ lives (e.g., values and beliefs). The current study sought to expand our understanding of OC symptoms related to sexual orientation (SO-OC symptoms) by investigating the roles of homophobia (i.e., negative attitudes, affect, and behaviors toward individuals with a same-gender orientation) and disgust propensity and sensitivity. A total of 592 self-identified heterosexual college students were recruited to complete measures of homophobia, disgust propensity and sensitivity, and SO-OC symptoms. Results of separate parallel mediation analyses indicated that the relationships between homophobic affect/attitudes and avoidance/aggression on one hand, and SO-OC symptoms on the other, were partially mediated specifically by disgust sensitivity, after controlling for gender. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed, including how homophobia can be conceptualized as a disgust response in the treatment of SO-OC symptoms, as well as how other constructs of potential interest (sexual and moral disgust, religiosity, conservative sexual ideology) can be examined in future research.

摘要

先前的研究表明，强迫症 (OCD) 中的侵入性想法通常集中在个人生活中重要的情感方面（例如，价值观和信仰）。目前的研究试图通过调查同性恋恐惧症（即对同性取向个体的消极态度、情感和行为）和厌恶倾向的作用来扩展我们对与性取向相关的 OC 症状（SO-OC 症状）的理解。灵敏度。共招募了 592 名自我认同的异性恋大学生，以完成对同性恋恐惧症、厌恶倾向和敏感性以及 SO-OC 症状的测量。单独的平行中介分析的结果表明，一方面是恐同情绪/态度和回避/攻击之间的关系，另一方面是 SO-OC 症状，在控制性别后，部分是由厌恶敏感性专门介导的。讨论了理论和临床意义，包括如何将恐同症概念化为治疗 SO-OC 症状时的厌恶反应，以及如何检查其他潜在利益的结构（性和道德厌恶、宗教信仰、保守的性意识形态）在未来的研究中。