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PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages 180-198Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/a0018260
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obsessive-compulsive disorder; dimensional obsessive-compulsive scale; symptom dimensions; Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory; assessment
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Although several measures of obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms exist, most are limited in that they are not consistent with the most recent empirical findings on the nature and dimensional structure of obsessions and compulsions. In the present research, the authors developed and evaluated a measure called the Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (DOCS) to address limitations of existing OC symptom measures. The DOCS is a 20-item measure that assesses the four dimensions of OC symptoms most reliably replicated in previous structural research. Factorial validity of the DOCS was supported by exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of 3 samples, including individuals with OC disorder, those with other anxiety disorders, and nonclinical individuals. Scores on the DOCS displayed good performance on indices of reliability and validity, as well as sensitivity to treatment and diagnostic sensitivity, and hold promise as a measure of OC symptoms in clinical and research settings.
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