Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory in Middle School Students.
- Author:
Kyung Hye PARK
1
;
Hyo Won KIM
;
Jin Young KIM
;
In Won CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Ilsan, Korea. ciw@duih.org
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Adolescent;
Factor Analysis;
Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory;
Symptom Subgroups
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Factor Analysis, Statistical;
Humans;
Self Concept
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2011;22(2):89-94
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the factor structures related to the Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (MOCI) in middle school students. METHODS: A total of 1,175 7th grade students from four middle schools in Paju city completed the MOCI, Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale (CES-D), and Self Esteem Scale (SES). An exploratory factor (maximum likelihood method with oblique rotation) and correlation analyses were subsequently performed. RESULTS: The two main factors related to the MOCI were 'intrusive thought' and 'contamination'. 'Intrusive thought' was positively correlated with the CES-D and negatively associated with the SES. 'Contamination' had a negative correlation with self-esteem as measured by the SES. CONCLUSION: The results of this study revealed a two-factor structure of obsessive and compulsive symptoms in middle school students.
