Mental contamination, PTSD symptoms, and coping following sexual trauma: Results from a daily monitoring study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2021.102517
Abstract: Mental contamination (MC) - dirtiness experienced in the absence of contact with a physical contaminant - has been linked to PTSD symptoms following sexual trauma. However, there is limited understanding regarding the temporal nature of… read more here.
Keywords: mental contamination; ptsd symptoms; following sexual; sexual trauma ... See more keywords
Does modifying personal responsibility moderate the mental contamination effect?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2017.06.004
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Mental contamination is the psychological sense of internal dirtiness that arises in the absence of physical contact with a perceived contaminant. Mental contamination can be evoked through imagining perpetrating a moral transgression.… read more here.
Keywords: personal responsibility; effect; contamination; mental contamination ... See more keywords
It's not so much about what you touch: Mental contamination mediates the relationship between feared self-perceptions and contact contamination
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2020.100507
Abstract: Abstract Contamination concerns are among the most common symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Research has recently focused on mental contamination, defined as feelings of dirtiness and/or washing behaviour arising in the absence of direct contact… read more here.
Keywords: contact contamination; self perceptions; feared self; contamination ... See more keywords
‘I was treated like dirt’: evaluating links between betrayal and mental contamination in clinical samples
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DOI: 10.1017/s1352465820000387
Abstract: Abstract Background: Little is known about the impact of interpersonal betrayal experiences on mental health. Research suggests a link between betrayal and mental contamination (MC) within some forms of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). This study… read more here.
Keywords: mental contamination; betrayal; study; betrayal mental ... See more keywords
Assessing State Mental Contamination: Development and Preliminary Validation of the State Mental Contamination Scale
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DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2017.1303774
Abstract: ABSTRACT This 2-part study described the development and preliminary validation of the State Mental Contamination Scale (SMCS), a multi-item self-report measure of state mental contamination. In Study 1, community adults (N = 211) in the… read more here.
Keywords: development preliminary; study; contamination; state mental ... See more keywords
Daily Associations Between Trauma-Related Mental Contamination and Use of Specific Coping Strategies: Results of a Daily Monitoring Study
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DOI: 10.1177/08862605221127205
Abstract: Mental contamination (MC)—a sense of dirtiness experienced without contacting an identifiable pollutant—is a distressing and enduring experience among many survivors of sexual trauma. MC has been linked to more frequent use of avoidant coping behaviors… read more here.
Keywords: mental contamination; trauma related; use specific; specific coping ... See more keywords