Metacognitive profiles in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Thomsen, PH
Farrell, LJ
Højgaard, DRMA
Wolters, L
Nissen, J
Waters, AM
Hybel, KA
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It has been suggested that maladaptive metacognition (beliefs and strategies) is related to the development and maintenance of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The aims of the study were to explore whether subgroups of pediatric OCD patients could be identified based on self-reported generic metacognition, and to compare these potential subgroups with a non-clinical control group. Additionally, differences between subgroups were examined across demographic (age and sex) and clinical characteristics (OCD severity and insight, types of OCD symptoms, and co-occurring symptoms). The study included a pooled sample of 157 pediatric OCD patients (age 7–18 years) and 58 non-clinical controls. Latent profile analyses supported a model with three profiles characterized by low, moderate, and high levels of maladaptive metacognition relative to the control group. Children and adolescents with higher age, greater OCD severity, specific OCD symptoms (e.g., aggressive, sexual, somatic, religious, and self-rated obsessing symptoms), and/or co-occurring internalizing symptoms (including anxiety and depressive symptoms) had a higher probability of belonging to a group with higher levels of maladaptive metacognition. The emergent profiles indicate heterogeneity in metacognition and clinical expression among children and adolescents with OCD, suggesting that generic metacognition could be a possible treatment target for some of these patients.
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Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
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41
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© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Applied and developmental psychology
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Isaksen, CS; Thomsen, PH; Farrell, LJ; Højgaard, DRMA; Wolters, L; Nissen, J; Waters, AM; Hybel, KA, Metacognitive profiles in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder, Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 2024, 41, pp. 100874