TY - JOUR
T1 - The mediating role of depressive symptom severity in the relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorder and quality of life
AU - Lee, Soon Li
AU - Tam, Cai Lian
AU - Song, Beng Kah
AU - Neik, Tina Ting Xiang
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The present study investigated the mediating role of depressive symptom severity in the relationship betweenOCD severity and quality of life (QoL) with Malaysian sample. A total of 126 Malaysians were required tocomplete the questionnaires given, which measure for different aspects of QoL, OCD and depression severity.The results revealed that depression severity and OCD severity were positively correlated. OCD severity wasnegatively correlated with physical functioning, emotional well-being, social functioning and general health. Inaddition, depression severity mediated the relationship between OCD severity and emotional well-being andsocial functioning.
AB - The present study investigated the mediating role of depressive symptom severity in the relationship betweenOCD severity and quality of life (QoL) with Malaysian sample. A total of 126 Malaysians were required tocomplete the questionnaires given, which measure for different aspects of QoL, OCD and depression severity.The results revealed that depression severity and OCD severity were positively correlated. OCD severity wasnegatively correlated with physical functioning, emotional well-being, social functioning and general health. Inaddition, depression severity mediated the relationship between OCD severity and emotional well-being andsocial functioning.
UR - http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/42925/23502
U2 - 10.5539/ass.v11n1p97
DO - 10.5539/ass.v11n1p97
M3 - Article
SN - 1911-2017
VL - 11
SP - 97
EP - 102
JO - Asian Social Science
JF - Asian Social Science
IS - 1
ER -