Date of Award
Spring 5-2-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
June 2026
College Granting Degree
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Laura Vernon
Abstract
This study investigated whether there exist variations in the presentation of obsessive-compulsive disorder symptomatology across ethnic boundaries and, if so, what these differences are. Padua Inventory and Disgust Emotion Scale scores were collected from Asian-American, Caucasian, and Hispanic individuals. The results showed that the Asian-American and Hispanic groups both had significantly higher mean obsessive-compulsive symptom and trait disgust scores than the Caucasian group. Additionally, Asian-American obsessive-compulsive total scores were significantly higher than Hispanic scores. This study replicates and extends previous findings by comparing the Padua Inventory scores of these three groups with larger samples, and suggests that the overall severity and pattern of obsessive-compulsive symptoms varies by ethnicity, with Asian-American and Hispanic groups displaying higher scores than Caucasian groups.
Recommended Citation
Stinchcomb, Tristan, "ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER SYMPTOMATOLOGY: COMPARING SYMPTOM PROFILES OF ASIAN-AMERICAN, CAUCASIAN-AMERICAN, AND HISPANIC-AMERICAN GROUPS" (2022). Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses. 21.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_honors/21