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Level of agency in sub-clinical checking
S Belayachi1, M Van der Linden
1Department of Cognitive Sciences, Cognitive Psychopathology Unit, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium. sanaa.belayachi@ulg.ac.be
Consciousness and Cognition
|July 18, 2008
Summary
Individuals with sub-clinical checking exhibit a low level of agency, identifying actions by their instrumental aspects rather than their goals. This suggests impaired cognitive representations in checking behaviors.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Action Identification Theory posits that action identification levels (instrumental vs. goal-based) reflect internal representation accessibility.
- Altered action regulation is theoretically linked to a low level of agency, characterized by instrumental action identification.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between sub-clinical checking symptoms and the level of agency.
- To explore cognitive representations of routine action in individuals with checking tendencies.
Main Methods:
- Assessment of the level of agency in individuals presenting with sub-clinical checking symptoms.
- Application of Action Identification Theory to understand action representation.
Main Results:
- A significant association was found between checking symptoms and a low level of agency.
- Individuals with sub-clinical checking identified habitual actions based on instrumental aspects, not goal-directed purpose.
Conclusions:
- Sub-clinical checking is associated with a low level of agency, indicating a potential deficit in goal representation.
- Findings highlight the role of low-level agency in the cognitive dysfunction observed in checking phenomena.
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