Self-Compassion, Frustration Intolerance and OCD Symptoms among Spouse of OCD Patients

Abstract

The present research was conducted to investigate the
relationship among self-compassion, frustration
intolerance and obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms
in spouses of OCD patients. Purposive sampling technique
was used and sample comprised of 80 participants with the
distribution of 40 males and 40 female spouses of OCD
patients. The age range of spouses of OCD patients was 20
to 40 years (M=1.50, SD= .50). Self-compassion scaleshort form (Raes, Pommier, Neff & Van Gucht, 2011),
frustration discomfort scale (Harrington, 2005) and
obsessive compulsive inventory-revised (Foa, 2002) were
administered on the participants. The findings of the
current study uncovered that self-compassion had a
significant negative relationship with frustration
intolerance (r= -.80**, p<.01) and with obsessive
compulsive disorder symptoms (r=-.77**, p<.01).
Findings also revealed that frustration intolerance had a
significant positive relationship with obsessive compulsive
disorder symptoms (r=.98**, p<.01). Multiple regression
analysis signified that self-compassion and frustration
intolerance both found to be significant predictors of
obsessive compulsive symptoms among spouses of
obsessive compulsive disorder patients. Male spouse
scored higher on self-compassion while scored lower on
frustration intolerance and obsessive compulsive
symptoms as compared to female spouse.