Religion, moral thought–action fusion, and obsessive–compulsive features in Israeli Muslims and Jews

Previous studies suggest that the link between obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms and moral thought-action fusion (TAF) depends on religion; however, no study has compared Muslim and Jewish samples. We examined the relationships between OC symptoms, scrupulosity, religiosity, and moral TAF in Israel...

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VerfasserInnen: Siev, Jedidiah (VerfasserIn) ; Abramovitch, Amitai (VerfasserIn) ; Ogen, Gal (VerfasserIn) ; Burstein, Avigail (VerfasserIn) ; Halaj, Asala (VerfasserIn) ; Huppert, Jonathan D. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Taylor & Francis 2017
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Jahr: 2017, Band: 20, Heft: 7, Seiten: 696-707
weitere Schlagwörter:B Cross-cultural
B Obsessive–compulsive disorder
B Scrupulosity
B Cognition
B thought–action fusion
B Religiosity
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Zusammenfassung:Previous studies suggest that the link between obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms and moral thought-action fusion (TAF) depends on religion; however, no study has compared Muslim and Jewish samples. We examined the relationships between OC symptoms, scrupulosity, religiosity, and moral TAF in Israeli Muslims and Jews. Religiosity was not associated with elevations in OC symptoms, although religiosity correlated with scrupulosity across the entire sample after controlling for depression and anxiety. Moral TAF was related to scrupulosity across the entire sample. The Muslim group had higher levels of OC symptoms, scrupulosity, and depressive symptoms than did the Jewish group, but the groups were equally religious. In addition, Muslims scored higher than did Jews on moral TAF even after controlling for symptoms; however, moral TAF was not related to scrupulosity within the Muslim group. In combination, these results imply that moral TAF depends on cultural and religious factors and does not necessarily indicate pathology.
ISSN:1469-9737
Enthält:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2017.1323855