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Factor Structure and Validation of the Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R) in a Greek Non-Clinical Sample

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This study assessed and validated a Greek version of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R) in a large community sample. A total of 1379 Greek adults, including university students and individuals from the community, participated. Overall, the Greek OCI-R supported the six-factor solution, namely checking, ordering, obsessing, hoarding, washing and neutralizing, which was suggested by the original scale development and was later confirmed in other cultural settings. OCI-R was found to have very good to excellent psychometric properties as demonstrated by the application of traditional and alternative validating methods. Further, a five-factor structure that excluded the hoarding scale provided a slightly better conceptual fit of the data. In light of new recommendations, the Greek version of OCI-R provides compelling evidence of its efficacy to clearly differentiate between high- and low self-reports of OCD symptoms. We discuss that scores from the Greek community sample were commensurate with those observed in clinical samples.

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Appendix 1

Appendix 1

The Greek version of the OCI-R

The following statements refer to experiences that many people have in their everyday lives. Circle the number that best describes HOW MUCH that experience has DISTRESSED or BOTHERED you during the PAST MONTH. The numbers refer to the following verbal labels.

Οι παρακάτω προτάσεις αναφέρονται σε εμπειρίες που πολλοί άνθρωποι έχουν στην καθημερινή ζωή. Κυκλώστε τον αριθμό που περιγράφει καλύτερα το ΠΟΣΟ ΠΟΛΥ αυτή η εμπειρία σας έχει ΣΤΕΝΑΧΩΡΗΣΕΙ ή ΕΝΟΧΛΗΣΕΙ κατά τη διάρκεια του προηγούμενου μήνα. Οι αριθμοί αναφέρονται στις παρακάτω λεκτικές σημασίες:

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Angelakis, I., Panagioti, M. & Austin, J.L. Factor Structure and Validation of the Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R) in a Greek Non-Clinical Sample. J Psychopathol Behav Assess 39, 164–175 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-016-9575-5

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