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dc.contributor.authorFarrell, Lara J
dc.contributor.authorWaters, Allison M
dc.contributor.authorZimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:59:22Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:59:22Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2014-08-28T22:14:06Z
dc.identifier.issn0005-7894
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.beth.2011.10.003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/45331
dc.description.abstractObjective: Multiple cognitive biases associated with adult obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were tested in a clinical sample of children (ages 7-11) and adolescents (12-17) and their mothers. This study examined (a) the associations between child cognitive biases and OCD severity, (b) maternal cognitive biases and child OCD severity, and (c) maternal cognitive bias and child cognitive bias. It was hypothesized that age would significantly moderate these relationships, with stronger associations with OCD severity for cognitive bias in adolescents (relative to children), and maternal cognitive bias in younger children (relative to adolescents). Method: Forty-six children and adolescents diagnosed with OCD and their mothers completed questionnaires assessing responsibility bias, thought-action fusion (TAF), thought suppression, and metacognitive beliefs. OCD symptoms were assessed using structured diagnostic interviews and semistructured symptom interviews. Results: As predicted, age significantly moderated associations between (a) child cognitive variables and OCD severity-specifically between child responsibility and child metacognition, which were associated with OCD severity for adolescents only; (b)maternal cognitive biases and childOCD severity-specifically for maternal responsibility and thought suppression, which were significantly and positively associated with child OCD severity but not adolescent OCD severity; and (c) maternal cognitive biases and child cognitive bias- such that significant associations were evident only in the younger child sample, and only between maternal TAF self and metacognition, with child suppression and child TAF moral, respectively.Conclusion:Maternal cognitive biases are more consistently linked to greater OCD severity among younger children, whereas personal cognitive biases are associated with greater OCD symptoms in adolescents. Treatments for pediatric OCD are likely to be improved by age-specific considerations for the role of maternal and child cognitive biases associated with OCD.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom593
dc.relation.ispartofpageto605
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBehavior Therapy
dc.relation.ispartofvolume43
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchApplied and developmental psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical and health psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5201
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5203
dc.titleCognitive Biases and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Children: Examining the Role of Maternal Cognitive Bias and Child Age
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorFarrell, Lara J.
gro.griffith.authorZimmer-Gembeck, Melanie
gro.griffith.authorWaters, Allison M.


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