Exploring the structure of the university-students obsessive-compulsive tendency scale in Iranian university students: a network analysis study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A risk factor for developing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in non-clinical samples is obsessive-compulsive tendencies (OCT). An OCT scale has recently been developed for university students (UOC) and showed promising psychometric properties. However, no validated Persian language scale evaluates OCT in non-clinical samples. Accordingly, this study aimed to validate the Persian version of the UOC in Iranian university students.

Methods

Three hundred sixty-eight university students (54.6% females, mean ages: 22.4 ± 4.51) entered the study. The Persian version of UOC was evaluated concerning the structure of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and Exploratory graph analysis (EGA). Regarding the construct validity, the concur

SUBMITTER: Davoudi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10476335 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature