This study was conducted to examine the influence of responsibility, memory confidence, maladaptive perfectionism, and stress on obsessive-compulsive symptoms. For this study, 415 college students - 223 male students (53.7%) and 192 female students (4...
This study was conducted to examine the influence of responsibility, memory confidence, maladaptive perfectionism, and stress on obsessive-compulsive symptoms. For this study, 415 college students - 223 male students (53.7%) and 192 female students (46.3%) - from Jinju, Busan, Cheongju, and Masan participated. Their average age was 21.5. To measure the variables of this study, Obsessive Belief Questionnaire-Responsibility (OBQ-R), Multidimensional Perfectional Scale (FMPS), Memory and Cognitive Confidence Scale (MACCS), Life Stress scale for College Students - Revised, and Padua Inventory (PI) were used.
The following summarizes the results of analysis using a structural equation modeling. It was verified that responsibility, memory confidence, and maladaptive perfectionism have a significant influence on obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Responsibility and memory confidence influenced obsessive-compulsive symptoms with maladaptive perfectionism as a mediation. This finding indicated that maladaptive perfectionism is a critical variable for the generation and continuation of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. As it was found that stress also has a significant influence on obsessive-compulsive symptoms, in addition to personal beliefs, such as responsibility, memory confidence, and maladaptive perfectionism, it was concluded that external factors can also influence the development and continuation of obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
Last, the meaning and limitation of this study were discussed.