Prediction of washing obsessive-compulsive tendency through obsessive beliefs

Recent studies show that six dysfunctional belifs have important role in tendesy to obsessive-compulsive disorder. As a result، the aim of present study is to investigate the role of obsessive beliefs (dysfunctional beliefs) in predicting washing obsessive compulsions. 390 undergraduate university students from Tabriz university were selected by cluster sampling. Next، Maudsley obsessive-compulsive questionnaire and obsessive beliefs questionnaire (OBQ-44) were used to collect data. Then، Pearson correlation and step by step multiple regression were used for data analysis. Findings showed that dysfunctional beliefs on need for certainty، Importance of thoughts and threat estimation، thought control and perfectionism could significantly predict washing obsessive-compulsive tendency (p<0. 01). Among these factors، the need for certainty had more important role in prediction model 33%، dysfunctional belief of perfectionism predicted 5%، either of importance of the thoughts and threat estimation 2%، and thoughts control could say 1% of washing obsessive-compulsive tendency. Conclution: Obsessive beliefs can predict OCD. Then in treatment of illness it is needed to modify them.