Formation of attachment to possessions in compulsive hoarding

Formation of attachment to possessions in compulsive hoarding

Abstract Hypersentimentality to possessions has been proposed to play an important role in the development and maintenance of compulsive hoarding. The current study prospectively examined the formation of attachment to a newly acquired object in an OCD sample ( n = 62) to determine whether specific...

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Published in:Journal of anxiety disorders Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 357 - 361
Main Authors: Grisham, Jessica R, Frost, Randy O, Steketee, Gail, Kim, Hyo-Jin, Tarkoff, Anna, Hood, Sarah
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01-04-2009
Elsevier
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aged
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Attachment
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition
Collecting
Compulsive behaviour
Compulsive hoarding
Female
Hoarding
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Object Attachment
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - diagnosis
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - psychology
Obsessive-Compulsive neuroses
Prospective Studies
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Saving
Severity of Illness Index
Social Facilitation
Surveys and Questionnaires
Symptoms
Young Adult
Compulsive hoarding
Attachment
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Saving
Collecting
Hoarding
Compulsion
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Summary:Abstract Hypersentimentality to possessions has been proposed to play an important role in the development and maintenance of compulsive hoarding. The current study prospectively examined the formation of attachment to a newly acquired object in an OCD sample ( n = 62) to determine whether specific hoarding symptoms moderated the development of attachment to an object over time. Participants rated their level of attachment to a keychain immediately upon receipt (time 1) and one week later (time 2). We hypothesized that individuals with a tendency to hoard and strong beliefs about the value of possessions would exhibit greater attachment to the object over time. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that a person's initial attachment to the object was the best predictor of attachment one week later. Although emotional attachment increased similarly for all participants independent of their hoarding symptoms, specific hoarding-related beliefs and behaviors uniquely predicted initial attachment to the keychain.
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ISSN:0887-6185
1873-7897
DOI:10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.12.006