Conclusion example 4
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The thesis found that OCD symptoms and related belief domains were significantly related to self-ambivalence. Controlling for self-ambivalence weakened the relationships between belief domains, suggesting they responded to underlying uncertainty about self-concept. Resolving self-ambivalence was associated with improved OCD beliefs and symptoms, and reducing it protected against relapse, supporting self-ambivalence as important for OCD maintenance and treatment.
Conclusion example 4
- 1. Overall, the findings of this thesis can be interpreted as consistent with the suggestion that self-ambivalence may be a vulnerability not only for OCD symptoms but also for the belief domains that maintain the disorder. This thesis found that OCD symptoms and related belief domains were significantly related to self-ambivalence. Further, it found that after controlling for self-ambivalence, the relationships between the various belief domains became significantly weaker. This finding was taken as evidence that the overemphasis on thoughts, responsibility and perfectionism were to some extent responses to an underlying uncertainty about self-concept. Evidence was also found supporting self-ambivalence as an important therapeutic target. It was found that the resolution of self-ambivalence was associated with improvements in OCD belief domains as well as OCD symptoms. In addition, the reduction of self-ambivalence appeared to protect against relapse of compulsive symptoms. In short, we found that self-ambivalence was important for the maintenance and treatment of OCD.
- 2. Overall, the findings of this thesis can be interpreted as consistent with the suggestion that self-ambivalence may be a vulnerability not only for OCD symptoms but also for the belief domains that maintain the disorder. This thesis found that OCD symptoms and related belief domains were significantly related to self-ambivalence. Further, it found that after controlling for self-ambivalence, the relationships between the various belief domains became significantly weaker. This finding was taken as evidence that the overemphasis on thoughts, responsibility and perfectionism were to some extent responses to an underlying uncertainty about self-concept. Evidence was also found supporting self-ambivalence as an important therapeutic target. It was found that the resolution of self-ambivalence was associated with improvements in OCD belief domains as well as OCD symptoms. In addition, the reduction of self-ambivalence appeared to protect against relapse of compulsive symptoms. In short, we found that self-ambivalence was important for the maintenance and treatment of OCD. ⃝ Hedges ⃝ Boosters