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- Title
THE BIG-FIVE PERSONALITY FACTORS AS PREDICTORS OF OBSESSION-COMPULSION AMONG A SAMPLE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FROM SUDAN.
- Authors
Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed M.; Bakhiet, Salaheldin Farah; Osman, Habab Abdalhiy
- Abstract
The aim of the present study was to explore the associations between the Big-Five (B-F) personality factors and obsession-compulsion. A sample of Khartoum University students was recruited (N = 547). They responded to the Arabic Big-Five Personality Inventory and the Arabic Scale of Obsession-Compulsion-Revised. Results indicated that women obtained a significantly higher mean scores than did men on agreeableness, neuroticism, and extraversion, but the size effects were small. Obsession-compulsion was significantly and positively associated with neuroticism, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness (in men), neuroticism, and agreeableness (in women). Principal components analysis extracted two highloaded components in both sexes and labeled: "Stable personality", and "Psychological disorder". Regression analysis indicated that the predictors of obsession-compulsion were neuroticism, openness (in men, R2 = .18), neuroticism, conscientiousness, and openness (in women, R2 = .23). These results refer to the associations between the B-F and obsession compulsion, particularly neuroticism. In psychotherapy, the amelioration of neuroticism may reduce symptoms of obsession-compulsion.
- Subjects
SUDAN; FIVE-factor model of personality; OBSESSIVE-compulsive disorder; COLLEGE student attitudes; NEUROTICISM; CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
- Publication
BAU Journal - Society, Culture & Human Behavior, 2023, Vol 4, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
2663-9122
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.54729/2789-8296.1139