Investigating the Underlying Mechanisms of the Relationship Between Attachment and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

2025/11/14 by Harrison Peters, Freeston, Mark H, Gavin Clark +3
Psychology · #Attachment #Attachment and Relationship Dynamics #Clinical Psychology #FOS: Psychology #Health Psychology #Intolerance of Uncertainty #Medicine and Health Sciences #Negative Imagery #OCD #Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders #Other Psychology #Personality Disorders and Psychopathology #Psychiatry and Psychology #Psychology #Quantitative Psychology #Social and Behavioral Sciences

paper · doi:10.17605/osf.io/8z47c

openalex publication_date 2025/11/14 · openalex created_date 2025/11/20 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/05

Abstract

The proposed study aims to further investigate the relationship between attachment orientation and OCD symptoms by revisiting the potential mediatory effects of IU. Building on the literature, serial mediation analysis will be conducted to determine the effects of attachment orientation on IU which, in turn, may contribute to specific experiences of intrusive imagery and OCD. This specific mediatory relationship would be novel in the attachment and OCD literature. By conducting the proposed study, we hope to develop understanding of the contributing factors in OCD subtypes, ultimately, informing the approach to and treatment of OCD.

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