Relationship between symptoms of obsession and interpersonal ambivalence and revenge in women 20 to 40-year-old living in Tehran

Subject Areas : Thoughts and Behavior in Clinical Psychology

atefe maleki ¹ , azam farahbijari ² , mitra sepassi ³

1 - alzahra university
2 - alzahra
3 - alzahra

Received: 2018-02-25 Accepted : 2018-02-25 Published : 2017-12-22

Keywords: Women, symptoms of obsession, revenge, interpersonal ambivalence,

Abstract :

Obsessive compulsive disorder is one of the severe and disabling psychiatric disorders that often causes waste of time, and significant problems in the usual process of life, job performance, social activities and personal relationships. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between symptoms of obsession and interpersonal ambivalence and revenge in women who living in Tehran. Therefore, in a descriptive and correlational study 220 women  were selected through  convenience sampling, considering the lack of  psychiatric history and age range of 20 to 40 years, and were then tested in terms of  obsession, interpersonal behaviors and attitudes, responsibility and revenge. The data of linear regression analysis demonstrated a positive significant relation between the symptoms of obsession and interpersonal ambivalence and revenge. So, The data of regression analysis demonstrated that the symptoms of obsession could anticipate a part of the ambivalence in relationships and desire to revenge. Therefore, it is better to pay attention to this issue  in the  process of  OCD treatment.