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ArticleJournal of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders2016

Factor analysis of the Milwaukee Inventory for Subtypes of Trichotillomania-Adult Version.

Jennifer R Alexander, David C Houghton, Michael P Twohig, Martin E Franklin, Stephen M Saunders, Angela M Neal-Barnett, Scott N Compton, Douglas W Woods

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Article in Journal of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Jennifer R AlexanderDepartment of Psychology, Texas A&M University, 4235 TAMU, College Station, TX 77840, USA.
David C HoughtonDepartment of Psychology, Texas A&M University, 4235 TAMU, College Station, TX 77840, USA.
Michael P TwohigDepartment of Psychology, Utah State University, 2810 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, USA.
Martin E FranklinDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3535 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Stephen M SaundersDepartment of Psychology, Marquette University, 604 N. 16th St., Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA.
Angela M Neal-BarnettDepartment of Psychology, Kent State University, 600 Hilltop Drive, Kent, OH 44242, USA.
Scott N ComptonDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, 2213 Elba St., Durham, NC 27705, USA.
Douglas W WoodsDepartment of Psychology, Texas A&M University, 4235 TAMU, College Station, TX 77840, USA; Department of Psychology, Marquette University, 604 N. 16th St., Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA.

Funding

Acceptance Enhanced Behavior Therapy for TrichotillomaniaR01MH080966 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE · PI WOODS, DOUGLAS W · 2009 to 2013
$1.8M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH080966
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Milwaukee Inventory for Subtypes of Trichotillomania-Adult Version (MIST-A; Flessner et al., 2008) measures the degree to which hair pulling in Trichotillomania (TTM) can be described as "automatic" (i.e., done without awareness and unrelated to affective states) and/or "focused" (i.e., done with awareness and to regulate affective states). Despite preliminary evidence in support of the psychometric properties of the MIST-A, emerging research suggests the original factor structure may not optimally capture TTM phenomenology. Using data from a treatment-seeking TTM sample, the current study examined the factor structure of the MIST-A via exploratory factor analysis. The resulting two factor solution suggested the MIST-A consists of a 5-item "awareness of pulling" factor that measures the degree to which pulling is done with awareness and an 8-item "internal-regulated pulling" factor that measures the degree to which pulling is done to regulate internal stimuli (e.g., emotions, cognitions, and urges). Correlational analyses provided preliminary evidence for the validity of these derived factors. Findings from this study challenge the notions of "automatic" and "focused" pulling styles and suggest that researchers should continue to explore TTM subtypes.

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PMCPMC5033380

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