Comparison of Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Internet Addiction in People with Symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Normal People

Document Type : Original Article

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1 MSc, Department of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad Medical Sciences University, Sanandaj, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad Medical Sciences University, Sanandaj, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: Based on a series of previous studies, narcissistic personality disorder has been found to have comorbidity with obsessive-compulsive disorder and Internet addiction. However, other research has produced conflicting results, indicating the need for further investigation to resolve this ambiguity. The purpose of this study is to compare the differences in the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder and internet addiction in individuals exhibiting symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder and those without such symptoms.
Method: The sample for this study comprised 66 students, with 32 exhibiting symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder and 34 without such symptoms. who participated in the research by completing the Narcissistic Personality Disorder Questionnaire, the Vancouver Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Questionnaire, and the Internet Addiction Questionnaire. The research design was of the comparative causal type, and multivariate analysis of variance was used to test the hypotheses.
Results: The findings indicated a significant difference between the two groups (F=24.96, P<0.001). Individuals exhibiting symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder showed a higher average in the components of obsessive-compulsive disorder, such as contamination fears, checking behaviors, obsessive thoughts, hoarding, perfectionism, precision, doubt, and internet addiction, compared to those without symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder.
Conclusion and Discussion: The findings indicated a significant difference between the two groups (F=24.96, P<0.001). Individuals exhibiting symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder showed a higher average in the components of obsessive-compulsive disorder, such as contamination fears, checking behaviors, obsessive thoughts, hoarding, perfectionism, precision, doubt, and internet addiction, compared to those without symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder.

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