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Clarifying the Relationship Between Trichotillomania and Anxiety
Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
  • Jennifer R. Alexander, Marquette University
  • David C. Houghton, Texas A&M University - College Station
  • Michael P. Twohig, Utah State University
  • Martin E. Franklin, University of Pennsylvania
  • Stephen M Saunders, Marquette University
  • Angela M. Neal-Barnett, Kent State University
  • Scott N. Compton, Duke University School of Medicine
  • Douglas W. Woods, Marquette University
Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
4-1-2017
Publisher
Elsevier
Disciplines
Abstract

Although research has consistently linked unidimensional anxiety with Trichotillomania (TTM) severity, the relationships between TTM severity and anxiety dimensions (e.g., cognitive and somatic anxiety) are unknown. This knowledge gap limits current TTM conceptualization and treatment. The present study examined these relationships with data collected from ninety-one adults who participated in a randomized clinical trial for TTM treatment. Based on prior research, it was hypothesized that TTM severity would be related to the cognitive anxiety dimension and that psychological inflexibility would mediate the association. Hypotheses were not made regarding the relationship between TTM severity and somatic anxiety. Regression analyses indicated that only cognitive dimensions of anxiety predicted TTM severity and that psychological inflexibility mediated this relationship. Implications for the conceptualization and treatment of TTM are discussed.

Comments

Accepted version. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Vol. 13 (April 2017): 30-34. DOI. © 2018 Elsevier B.V. Used with permission.

Citation Information
Jennifer R. Alexander, David C. Houghton, Michael P. Twohig, Martin E. Franklin, et al.. "Clarifying the Relationship Between Trichotillomania and Anxiety" Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders (2017) ISSN: 2211-3649
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael-twohig/425/