Is obsessive-compulsive disorder a pathology of the human disposition to perform socially meaningful rituals? Evidence of similar content
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease • Vol/Iss. 185 • Published In • Pages: 211-222 •
By Fiske, Alan Page, Haslam, Nick
Hypothesis
"OCD features differentiate rituals from control activities better than features of other psychopathologies" (215).
Note
Results were also broken down by region and found to significantly support predictions.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of variance | Supported | p<.001 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Activity Type (ritual, Work, Other) | Association | Labor And Leisure, Ritual |
| Feature Type (ocd Vs. Non-ocd) | Association | NONE |
| Occurance Probability | Association | NONE |