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    Obsessive-compulsive symptoms: anger, anger expression and maternal acceptance-rejection
    (İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2021) Smith, Thor Han Randolph; Göçek, Elif Akdağ
    ABSTRACT: Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a heterogenous, chronic mental disorder involving recurrent, unwanted thoughts, images and urges called obsessions and repetitive behavior and rituals called compulsions. If left untreated it can cause marked distress and major impairments for one’s daily functioning. Although it has been researched since the 19th century, there is much left to understand of this disorder. Past studies indicate that each symptom dimension, despite their overlap, may have differing etiological markers and stress the importance of understanding their interactions further. Anger and the effect of parenting on obsessive compulsive symptoms (OCS) have been the focus of past studies in the literature with inconsistent results. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of trait anger, anger expression, and maternal rejection with OCS while minding their heterogenous nature. Mediation analyses were conducted to assess the mediating role of trait anger on the significant relationship between maternal acceptance-rejection factors and OCS. The data was collected through an online survey platform using the Turkish versions of The State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI), The Adult Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire (PARQ), and the Vancouver Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (VOCI). In this study, the symptom dimensions were based on the definitions of VOCI: (1) Contamination, (2) Checking, (3) Obsessions, (4) Hoarding, (5) Just Right, and (6) Indecisiveness. 392 Turkish- speaking participants from the general population partook in the study. Their ages ranged from 18 to 69. They mainly displayed subclinical symptoms. The correlation analysis results showed that, among the STAXI factors, there was a positive correlation between trait anger, anger suppression, anger directed outside, and all VOCI factors. Anger control had negative correlation with all VOCI factors barring Indecisiveness, with which it had no significant correlation. Among the PARQ factors, the maternal neglect subscale was positively correlated with all VOCI factors. Regression analyses revealed that Contamination was predicted by trait anger and sex; Checking by trait anger; Obsessions by trait anger, age, anger suppression, and maternal neglect; Hoarding by anger suppression and trait anger; Just Right by anger suppression, trait anger, age, and maternal neglect; Indecisiveness by anger suppression, age, and maternal neglect. Mediation analyses revealed a statistically significant but weak indirect effect of maternal neglect on Obsessions, Just Right, Indecisiveness. The results were discussed and compared to the existing literature.