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Cognitive inflexibility and compulsive habits independently predict obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms. Their interaction is crucial, with both traits necessary but not sufficient for developing OCD symptomatology.

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  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychopathology

Background:

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) theories suggest cognitive inflexibility and habitual tendencies as risk factors.
  • Empirical evidence remains inconsistent regarding the specific roles and interactions of these cognitive traits in OCD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between cognitive flexibility, habitual tendencies, and subclinical OCD symptoms in a healthy population.
  • To examine the interaction between cognitive inflexibility and habitual tendencies in predicting OCD symptomatology.

Main Methods:

  • An interactionist individual differences approach was employed across two studies.
  • Behavioral assessments of cognitive flexibility and statistical analyses (Bayesian, regression) were utilized.
  • Preregistration ensured methodological rigor.

Main Results:

  • Cognitive inflexibility and compulsive habitual tendencies were identified as independent predictors of subclinical OCD symptoms.
  • A significant interaction between cognitive rigidity and habitual compulsivity explained substantial variance in OCD symptomatology (49.4% in Study 1, 37.3% in Study 2).
  • A compensatory effect was observed: both traits are necessary, but neither alone is sufficient for OCD symptomatology.

Conclusions:

  • Interactions between psychological traits, specifically cognitive inflexibility and habitual compulsivity, are essential for accurate models of OCD symptomatology.
  • Findings inform theories on the cognitive underpinnings of OCD and suggest potential targets for interventions.