Abstract
The nature of the relationship between obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been the subject of considerable debate. The current study examined the hypothesis of a differential association of compulsive checking and washing behaviours with obsessive-compulsive personality traits within a nonclincal sample utilizing the Checking and Washing subscales of the Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (MOCI). Since checking behavior and obsessive-compulsive personality traits share a common future orientation, it was expected that checking behaviour would be more strongly related to OCPD traits than washing behavior. As hypothesized, checkers scored significantly higher than washers on several measures of obsessive-compulsive personality traits. In addition, the MOCI Checking subscale was more strongly associated with obsessive-compulsive personality measures than was the MOCI Washing subscale. The implications of these results in terms of etiology and treatment of OCD are discussed.
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