scholarly journals Thought–action fusion as a mediator of religiosity and obsessive-compulsive symptoms

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alishia D. Williams ◽  
Gloria Lau ◽  
Jessica R. Grisham
Keyword(s):  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms ◽  
Thought Action Fusion

Cognitive and behavioral correlates of depressive symptoms in a community sample of adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-105
Author(s):  
Rachelle Pullmer ◽  
Shannon L Zaitsoff ◽  
Jennifer S Coelho
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Behavioral Model ◽  
Eating Pathology ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms ◽  
Thought Action Fusion

Research in adults demonstrates a positive association among obsessive–compulsive symptoms, eating pathology, cognitive distortions, and comorbid depressive symptoms. Given that adolescence is characterized by unique and rapid changes in biopsychosocial processes, it is imperative to elucidate the relationship between these variables in youth. In this cross-sectional study, we explored whether obsessive–compulsive symptoms, thought–action fusion, thought–shape fusion, and eating pathology would be positively associated with and predict depressive symptoms in a school-based community sample of adolescents ( n = 86; Mage = 15.60). All study variables were positively correlated with depressive symptoms. Results indicated that obsessive–compulsive symptoms, thought–shape fusion, and eating pathology explained a significant proportion of variance in depressive symptoms, whereas thought–action fusion did not. In accordance with the cognitive behavioral model of psychopathology, these findings highlight the relationships between key interrelated correlates of depressive symptoms that may be pertinent targets for prevention and treatment efforts in adolescents.

Can a Theory of Mind Disruption Help Explain OCD Related Metacognitive Disturbances?

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard O'Kearney ◽  
Cherie Nicholson
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms ◽  
Metacognitive Development ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
Degree Of Certainty ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Thought Action Fusion

AbstractThis study investigated whether individual differences in obsessive-compulsive symptoms and in thought–action fusion are related to theory of mind abilities. One hundred and ninety-two adult participants completed self-reports of obsessive–compulsive symptoms (OCI-R), thought–action fusion (TAF), private self-consciousness (PSC) and self-reflectiveness (SR) as mentalising abilities, and anxiety and depression. A nonintrospective method examining participants' implicit structure of their lexicon for ‘knowing’ was used to assess theory of mind. Private self-conciousness and SR added to the prediction of OCD symptoms independently of TAF and depression but did not mediate the relationship between TAF and OCD symptoms. Participants high in thought–action fusion gave a greater emphasis to the certainty dimension of the mental lexicon and placed lesser importance on the source of information dimension than those low in TAF. Our results provide preliminary evidence of a relationship between theory of mind and thought–action fusion. People disposed to thought–action fusion are more likely to make a significance judgment about ‘knowing’ based on the degree of certainty than on reference to the source of knowledge. Identifying disruptions to theory of mind abilities in OCD provides links to solid theory and evidence about metacognitive development and may help integrate cognitive processing and cognitive appraisal models of OCD.

Thought–Action Fusion in Schizophrenia: A Preliminary Investigation

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 260-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Berle ◽  
Alex Blaszczynski ◽  
Danielle A. Einstein ◽  
Ross G. Menzies
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Chronic Schizophrenia ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Thinking Styles ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Magical Ideation ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms ◽  
Thought Action Fusion ◽  
Larger Sample

AbstractThought–action fusion (TAF), a belief that one's thoughts can either increase the likelihood of a given event or imply the immorality of one's character, is associated with a range of disorders, but has not yet been investigated in relation to psychosis. We sought to determine whether TAF beliefs are endorsed by individuals with chronic schizophrenia. Twenty-seven adults with chronic schizophrenia completed self-report measures of TAF, magical ideation, delusional beliefs and obsessive–compulsive symptoms. Scores were compared with a gendermatched nonclinical group (n = 27) and associations between self-report measures were investigated for the chronic schizophrenia sample. TAF Likelihood–Others, magical ideation and obsessive–compulsive symptoms were endorsed to a greater extent by those with chronic schizophrenia than by controls. The participants with chronic schizophrenia however, did not generally endorse TAF statements at level greater than ‘neutral’. TAF Moral, magical ideation and obsessive– compulsive symptoms were associated with scores on the delusional beliefs measure. We conclude that TAF beliefs may not especially characterise the thinking styles of those with schizophrenia. These findings await replication using a larger sample.

How Does Thought-Action Fusion Relate to Responsibility Attitudes and Thought Suppression to Aggravate the Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms?

2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Müjgan Altın ◽  
Tülin Gençöz
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Thought Suppression ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Thought Action Fusion

Background: Comprehensive cognitive theories of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) propose that clinical obsessions and compulsions arise from specific sorts of dysfunctional beliefs and appraisals, such as inflated sense of responsibility, thought-action fusion (TAF), and thought suppression. Aims: The present study aimed to examine the mediator roles of responsibility and thought suppression between TAF and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Specifically, it aimed to explore the relative effects of TAF factors (i.e. morality and likelihood) on inflated sense of responsibility and on thought suppression to increase the obsessive qualities of intrusions. Method: Two hundred and eighty-three Turkish undergraduate students completed a battery of measures on responsibility, thought suppression, TAF, OC symptoms, and depression. Results: A series of hierarchical regression analyses, where depressive symptoms were controlled for, indicated that TAF-morality and TAF-likelihood follow different paths toward OC symptoms. Although TAF-morality associated with inflated sense of responsibility, TAF-likelihood associated with thought suppression efforts, and in turn these factors increased OC symptoms. Conclusions: These findings provide support for the critical role of sense of responsibility and thought suppression between the relationship of TAF and OC symptoms. Findings were discussed in line with the literature.

INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS, RESPONSIBILITY ATTITUDES, THOUGHT-ACTION FUSION, AND CHRONIC THOUGHT SUPPRESSION IN RELATION TO OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS

2001 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakob Smári ◽  
Hólmsteinn Eidur Hólmsteinsson
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Thought Suppression ◽  
Intrusive Thoughts ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Cognitive Constructs ◽  
Main Hypothesis ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms ◽  
Thought Action Fusion

Relationships between obsessive-compulsive symptoms and several cognitive constructs that are theoretically related to such symptoms were investigated among university students. A total of 211 subjects filled in a measure of the frequency of intrusive thoughts based on Clark and de Silva (1985), Salkovskis' Responsibility Attitudes Scale (RAS) (Salkovskis et al., 2000), the Thought-Action Fusion Scale (TAF) (Shafran, Thordarson, & Rachman, 1996), Wegner and Zanakos' (1994) White Bear Suppression Inventory (WBSI), and the Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (MOCI) (Hodgson & Rachman, 1977). The main hypothesis addressed was that in accordance with Salkovskis' model (1996) responsibility and thought suppression serve as mediators between intrusive thoughts and obsessive-compulsive symptoms as measured with the MOCI. The results were consistent with the model.

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