Scrupulosity in Islam: A Comparison of Highly Religious Turkish and Canadian Samples

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 190-202

  Inozu, Mujgan ^a   Clark, David A ^b   Karanci, A Nuray ^c  

^a DOGUS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

OCD; OCD relevant beliefs; Religiosity; Scrupulosity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CANADA; CANADIAN; CHRISTIAN; CLARK BECK OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEAR; FEMALE; GUILT INVENTORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOSLEM; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OBSESSIVE BELIEFS QUESTIONNAIRE 44; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PENN INVENTORY OF SCRUPULOSITY; PREDICTION; RELIGION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); TURKISH; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADULT; CANADA; CHRISTIANITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RELIGION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 84856481802     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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