A Study of Causal Relationship Beliefs and Inferential Confusion with Obsessive Compulsive

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The purpose of study was to determinate causal relationship of beliefs and inferential confusion with obsessive compulsive. Method was correlation with form path analysis to examinate relation between variables in frame a structural model. In this research 678 women were selected by random cluster sampling. To collect the data of Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire, Obsessive Compulsive Inventory and Inferential Confusion Questionnaire were used. Data was analyzed using correlation coefficient and path analysis. The result showed that obsessive beliefs and inferential confusion have effect of positive and direct on obsessive and compulsive. The highest effect in model, direct effect of inferential confusion is on obsessive beliefs. Obsessive and so inferential confusion variable had direct and significance on obsessive. O’Connor’s theory confirmed quality of relationship between inferences based approach and appraisal model. 

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