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
2020
Sexual Trauma, Cognitive Appraisals, and Sexual Intrusive Thoughts and Their Subtypes: A Moderated Mediation Analysis
Ching THW, Wetterneck CT, Williams MT, Chase T. Sexual Trauma, Cognitive Appraisals, and Sexual Intrusive Thoughts and Their Subtypes: A Moderated Mediation Analysis. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2020, 49: 2907-2917. PMID: 32914249, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-020-01809-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive appraisalIntrusive thoughtsSexual traumaSexual intrusionsLevel of distressLarge effect sizesDysfunctional appraisalsControl appraisalsMore intrusionsMediation modelGreater distressPosttraumatic effectsMediation analysisResearch implicationsEffect sizeAppraisalThoughtDistressFunctional impairmentTraumaSexual violenceIndividualsModeratorRelationshipContinuum perspective
2017
Pedophilia-Themed Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder: Assessment, Differential Diagnosis, and Treatment with Exposure and Response Prevention
Bruce SL, Ching THW, Williams MT. Pedophilia-Themed Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder: Assessment, Differential Diagnosis, and Treatment with Exposure and Response Prevention. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2017, 47: 389-402. PMID: 28822003, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-017-1031-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderMental health professionalsResponse preventionPedophilic disorderHealth professionalsIntrusive thoughtsExcessive worryCompulsive disorderAspects of exposureImproper interventionFearDisordersClientsChildrenProfessionalsCommon manifestationDifferential diagnosisSpecific formAnxietyObsessiveWorryPedophiliaCompulsionObsessionSymptoms