| Title |
Intrusive thoughts: linking spontaneous mind wandering and OCD symptomatology
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Psychological Research, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00426-016-0756-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Paul Seli, Evan F. Risko, Christine Purdon, Daniel Smilek |
| Abstract |
One recent line of research in the literature on mind wandering has been concerned with examining rates of mind wandering in special populations, such as those characterized by attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, dysphoria, and schizophrenia. To best conceptualize mind wandering in studies examining special populations, it has recently been suggested that researchers distinguish between deliberate and spontaneous subtypes of this experience. Extending this line of research on mind wandering in special populations, in a large non-clinical sample (N = 2636), we examined how rates of deliberate and spontaneous mind wandering vary with symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Results indicate that, whereas deliberate mind wandering is not associated with OCD symptomatology, spontaneous mind wandering is, with higher reports of spontaneous mind wandering being associated with higher reports of OCD symptoms. We discuss the implications of these results for understanding both mind wandering and OCD. |
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