Utah State University, Logan, UT
Utah State University, Logan, UT.
J Cogn Psychother. 2023 Jun 1;37(2):142-155. doi: 10.1891/JCP-2021-0005.
Sexual orientation intrusive thoughts are a debilitating form of obsessive-compulsive disorder. The present study aimed to elucidate how psychological inflexibility and dysfunctional beliefs may impact the relationships of sexual orientation intrusive thoughts and obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms with well-being. A total of 181 undergraduate students completed measures of sexual orientation intrusive thoughts, OC symptoms, psychological inflexibility, dysfunctional beliefs, and well-being. Results indicated positive correlations between psychological inflexibility, sexual orientation intrusive thoughts, dysfunctional beliefs, and OC symptoms, along with negative correlations between well-being and sexual orientation intrusive thoughts, OC symptoms, dysfunctional beliefs, and psychological inflexibility. Psychological inflexibility acted as a mediator between sexual orientation intrusive thoughts and well-being and between OC symptoms and well-being. Dysfunctional beliefs were not a significant mediator. These results suggest that psychological inflexibility may partially explain the association between OC symptoms and well-being, pointing toward the need for future research on the impact of psychological inflexibility on well-being in the context of OC symptoms.
性取向闯入性思维是一种使人衰弱的强迫症形式。本研究旨在阐明心理不灵活性和功能失调信念如何影响性取向闯入性思维和强迫（OC）症状与幸福感的关系。共有 181 名本科生完成了性取向闯入性思维、OC 症状、心理不灵活性、功能失调信念和幸福感的测量。结果表明，心理不灵活性、性取向闯入性思维、功能失调信念和 OC 症状之间存在正相关，而幸福感与性取向闯入性思维、OC 症状、功能失调信念和心理不灵活性之间存在负相关。心理不灵活性在性取向闯入性思维和幸福感之间以及 OC 症状和幸福感之间起中介作用。功能失调信念不是一个重要的中介。这些结果表明，心理不灵活性可能部分解释了 OC 症状与幸福感之间的关联，这表明需要进一步研究心理不灵活性对 OC 症状背景下幸福感的影响。
