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Obsessive–Compulsive Personality Traits in Youth with Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder

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While interest in the relationship between obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and obsessive compulsive personality disorder has increased, there are currently no studies that have examined the presence of obsessive compulsive personality traits (OCPTs) in youth. The current study sought to determine the latent factors and psychometric properties of a modified version of the Childhood Retrospective Perfectionism Questionnaire (CHIRP) and examine the correlates of specific OCPTs (e.g., rigidity, perfectionism) in youth with OCD. Participants included 96 treatment-seeking youth diagnosed with primary OCD (and a parent). Parents and youth completed measures of OCPTs, OCD severity, depression, and disability. A confirmatory factor analysis of the modified CHIRP resulted in a two-factor model: perfectionism and preoccupation with details. The CHIRP and its subscales demonstrated acceptable internal consistency and preliminary evidence for convergent and divergent validity. Obsessive compulsive traits in youth were also found to be associated with the checking, symmetry and contamination symptom dimensions.

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  1. Child CBT Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, 151 Merrimac Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Jennifer M. Park

  2. Departments of Psychology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Eric A. Storch & Adam B. Lewin

  3. Division of Psychiatry Research, Zucker Hillside Hospital, North Shore-LIJ Health System, Glen Oaks, NY, USA

    Anthony Pinto

  4. Department of Psychiatry, Hofstra North Shore - LIJ School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY, USA

    Anthony Pinto

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Park, J.M., Storch, E.A., Pinto, A. et al. Obsessive–Compulsive Personality Traits in Youth with Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 47, 281–290 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-015-0565-8

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