caa a22 4500 606239103 CHVBK 20210128101301.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10862-014-9450-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10862-014-9450-1 Factor Congruence and Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (DOCS) Across Non-Clinical and Clinical Samples [Elektronische Daten] [Gabriele Melli, Carlo Chiorri, Francesco Bulli, Claudia Carraresi, Eleonora Stopani, Jonathan Abramowitz] The Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (DOCS) is a self-report instrument that assesses the severity of the four most empirically supported OC symptom dimensions (Contamination, Responsibility, Unacceptable Thoughts, and Symmetry). The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the DOCS and address associations with socio-demographical variables, psychometric properties in a community (i.e., non-student) sample, and congruence of factor solutions across non-clinical and patient samples. Factor structure, internal consistency, construct, and criterion validity were investigated in three samples of participants (315 from the general population, 106 OCD patients and 31 with other anxiety disorders [OADs]). Results supported the four-factor structure of the DOCS both in clinical and non-clinical sample, and adequate levels of factor congruence across the two samples were found. DOCS scores showed good internal consistency, temporal stability and construct validity, and could adequately discriminate between non-clinical participants, OCD and OADs patients. All the other variables kept constant, associations of DOCS total score with educational level, of Contamination with gender, and of Unacceptable Thoughts with age were also found. These findings suggest that the Italian version of the DOCS retains the adequate psychometric properties of the original, and can be confidently used as an assessment tool of OC symptoms in clinical and research settings. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014 Obsessive compulsive disorder nationallicence Dimensional obsessive-compulsive scale nationallicence Assessment nationallicence Factor analysis nationallicence Congruence coefficients nationallicence Italian nationallicence Melli Gabriele Institute of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology and Psychotherapy, Via Mannelli, 139-50132, Florence, Italy aut Chiorri Carlo Department of Educational Sciences, Psychology Unit, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy aut Bulli Francesco Institute of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology and Psychotherapy, Via Mannelli, 139-50132, Florence, Italy aut Carraresi Claudia Institute of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology and Psychotherapy, Via Mannelli, 139-50132, Florence, Italy aut Stopani Eleonora Institute of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology and Psychotherapy, Via Mannelli, 139-50132, Florence, Italy aut Abramowitz Jonathan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina aut Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/2(2015-06-01), 329-339 0882-2689 37:2<329 2015 37 10862 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-014-9450-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-014-9450-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Melli Gabriele Institute of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology and Psychotherapy, Via Mannelli, 139-50132, Florence, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chiorri Carlo Department of Educational Sciences, Psychology Unit, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bulli Francesco Institute of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology and Psychotherapy, Via Mannelli, 139-50132, Florence, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Carraresi Claudia Institute of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology and Psychotherapy, Via Mannelli, 139-50132, Florence, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stopani Eleonora Institute of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology and Psychotherapy, Via Mannelli, 139-50132, Florence, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Abramowitz Jonathan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/2(2015-06-01), 329-339 0882-2689 37:2<329 2015 37 10862