The Mediating Role of Negative Meta-Emotion in the Relation of Sleep Quality and Affective Temperaments with Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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1 Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran

2 Professor of Psychology Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran

10.22098/jrp.2025.17903.1327

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of negative meta-emotion in the relation of sleep quality and affective temperaments with the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This research employed a descriptive-correlational design and was conducted using structural equation modeling (SEM). The statistical population comprised of all students at University of Mohaghegh Ardabili during the 2024–2025 academic year, from whom 250 individuals were selected through multistage clustering random sampling. Data were collected by the Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, the Composite Affective Temperament Scale, and the Negative Meta-Emotion Questionnaire. The data were analyzed via SPSS26 and LISREL8.8. Path analysis results indicated that poor sleep quality and the temperaments of anger and sensitivity were direct predictors of increased OCD symptoms, both independently and through the mediating role of negative meta-emotion The conceptual model demonstrated a good fit with the data. These findings highlight the role of negative meta-emotion as a cognitive-affective construct in the interaction between temperamental and biological factors in the development of obsessive-compulsive symptom.

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Journal of Research in Psychopathology

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Available Online from 24 October 2025

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