Developing a causal model of Body Dysmorphic Disorder with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: the mediating role of distress tolerance

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1 PhD in Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

2 PhD in Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran

3 PhD student of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran

4 Department of Curriculum Planning, Bachelor of Science, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran

5 Department of Curriculum Planning, Master's degree, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

Considering the high coexistence of obsessive-compulsive disorder with body dysmorphic disorder, the present study aimed to develop a causal model of Body Dysmorphic Disorder Based on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder symptoms with the mediating role of distress tolerance. The design of the current research was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of the present study was all the students of Urmia University in the first semester of 2022-2023, 354 of them were selected using multi-stage cluster sampling. They completed the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS), the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale Modified for Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD-YBOCS), and the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R), The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. AMOS-24 and SPSS-24 software were also used to analyze the data. Findings confirm the role of obsessive-compulsive disorder in causing symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder. Additionally, distress tolerance plays a mediating role in the relationship between body dysmorphic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The current pathological model can help better understand the role of distress tolerance in psychopathology and the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for individuals with the spectrum of obsessive-compulsive disorders, including body dysmorphic disorder

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