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Procrastination tendencies among obsessive-compulsives and their relatives
1Department of Psychology, De Paul University, Chicago, IL 60614.
Journal of Clinical Psychology
|March 1, 1994
Summary
Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) experience significant indecision and procrastination, particularly related to making choices. While OCD patients show higher indecision than family members, avoidant procrastination levels are similar.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychiatry
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by obsessions and compulsions.
- Previous research suggests a link between OCD and procrastination, specifically indecision.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between obsessions, compulsions, decisional procrastination (indecision), and avoidant procrastination in individuals with OCD.
- To compare these measures between individuals with OCD and their family members.
Main Methods:
- Participants diagnosed with OCD and their family relatives completed standardized measures.
- Data collected included assessments of obsessions, compulsions, decisional procrastination, and avoidant procrastination.
Main Results:
- In individuals with OCD, obsessions were significantly related to decisional procrastination.
- Compulsions were significantly related to both decisional and avoidant procrastination.
- Individuals with OCD reported significantly higher levels of obsessions, compulsions, and indecision compared to their family members.
Conclusions:
- Clinical obsessive-compulsive disorder is associated with significant indecision.
- While OCD patients exhibit greater indecision, avoidant procrastination may not significantly differ between OCD patients and non-clinical samples like family members.