2021
Disgust sensitivity mediates the link between homophobia and sexual orientation obsessive-compulsive symptoms
Ching THW, Rouleau TM, Turner E, Williams MT. Disgust sensitivity mediates the link between homophobia and sexual orientation obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2021, 50: 452-465. PMID: 33475018, DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2020.1861083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOC symptomsObsessive-compulsive disorderDisgust sensitivityParallel mediation analysisObsessive-compulsive symptomsDisgust responsesIntrusive thoughtsRole of homophobiaMediation analysisCollege studentsHeterosexual college studentsPrevious researchMeasures of homophobiaFuture researchIndividual's lifeCurrent studySexual orientationClinical implicationsHomophobiaAggressionSymptomsResearchConstructsThoughtAttitudes
2019
The role of ethnic identity in OC symptom dimensions among Asian Americans
Ching THW, Williams MT. The role of ethnic identity in OC symptom dimensions among Asian Americans. Journal Of Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disorders 2019, 21: 112-120. PMID: 32377506, PMCID: PMC7201378, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2019.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Violent obsessions are associated with suicidality in an OCD analog sample of college students
Ching TH, Williams M, Siev J. Violent obsessions are associated with suicidality in an OCD analog sample of college students. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2016, 46: 129-140. PMID: 27659199, DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2016.1228084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderDepressive symptomsSymptom severityDepressive symptom severityViolent obsessionsSymptom dimensionsSuicide risk assessmentStrong clinical focusComorbid symptomsSymptomsClinical focusSuicidalityProspective designMore representative samplesOC symptom dimensionsObsessive-Compulsive InventorySeverityRepresentative sampleOC symptomsUnique association
2015
Exploring dimensionality in the contamination-relevant semantic network with simulated obsessions and association splitting
Ching T, Goh W, Tan G. Exploring dimensionality in the contamination-relevant semantic network with simulated obsessions and association splitting. Journal Of Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disorders 2015, 6: 39-48. DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2015.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderAssociation splittingOC symptomsRecognition performanceUnselected undergraduate sampleContamination-related symptomsNew cognitive approachFalse recognition rateSemantic networkSemantic network approachCognitive approachWord listsUndergraduate sampleList typesRecognition confidenceDimensional perspectiveSymptom severityNetwork-based interventionsObsessionPurported mechanismsNetwork approachRigorous researchRecognition rateLure typesAforementioned research