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Measuring compulsivity as a self-reported multidimensional transdiagnostic construct: large-Scale (N=182,000) validation of the Cambridge–Chicago Compulsivity Trait Scale

Measuring compulsivity as a self-reported multidimensional transdiagnostic construct: large-Scale (N=182,000) validation of the Cambridge–Chicago Compulsivity Trait Scale
Measuring compulsivity as a self-reported multidimensional transdiagnostic construct: large-Scale (N=182,000) validation of the Cambridge–Chicago Compulsivity Trait Scale

Compulsivity has potential transdiagnostic relevance to a range of psychiatric disorders, but it has not been well-characterized and there are few existing measures available for measuring the construct across clinical and nonclinical samples that have been validated at large population scale. We aimed to characterize the multidimensional latent structure of self-reported compulsivity in a population-based sample of British children and adults (N = 182,145) using the Cambridge–Chicago Compulsivity Trait Scale (CHI-T). Exploratory structural equation modeling provided evidence for a correlated two-factor model consisting of (a) Perfectionism and (b) Reward Drive dimensions. Evidence was obtained for discriminant validity in relation to the big five personality dimensions and acceptable test–retest reliability. The CHI-T, here validated at extremely large scale, is suitable for use in studies seeking to understand the correlates and basis of compulsivity in clinical and nonclinical participants. We provide extensive normative data to facilitate interpretation in future studies.

compulsivity, exploratory structural equation modeling, perfectionism, psychopathology, reward drive, transdiagnostic dimensional phenotype
1073-1911
2433-2448
Tiego, Jeggan
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Trender, William
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Hellyer, Peter J.
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Grant, Jon E.
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Hampshire, Adam
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Chamberlain, Samuel R.
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Grant, Jon E.
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Tiego, Jeggan, Trender, William, Hellyer, Peter J., Grant, Jon E., Hampshire, Adam and Chamberlain, Samuel R. (2023) Measuring compulsivity as a self-reported multidimensional transdiagnostic construct: large-Scale (N=182,000) validation of the Cambridge–Chicago Compulsivity Trait Scale. Assessment, 30 (8), 2433-2448. (doi:10.1177/10731911221149083).

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Compulsivity has potential transdiagnostic relevance to a range of psychiatric disorders, but it has not been well-characterized and there are few existing measures available for measuring the construct across clinical and nonclinical samples that have been validated at large population scale. We aimed to characterize the multidimensional latent structure of self-reported compulsivity in a population-based sample of British children and adults (N = 182,145) using the Cambridge–Chicago Compulsivity Trait Scale (CHI-T). Exploratory structural equation modeling provided evidence for a correlated two-factor model consisting of (a) Perfectionism and (b) Reward Drive dimensions. Evidence was obtained for discriminant validity in relation to the big five personality dimensions and acceptable test–retest reliability. The CHI-T, here validated at extremely large scale, is suitable for use in studies seeking to understand the correlates and basis of compulsivity in clinical and nonclinical participants. We provide extensive normative data to facilitate interpretation in future studies.

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Accepted/In Press date: 2023
e-pub ahead of print date: 21 January 2023
Published date: 21 January 2023
Additional Information: Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was funded in whole, or in part, by Wellcome (110049/Z/15/Z and 110049/Z/15/A). For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright license to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission. J.T. was supported by a Turner Impact Fellowship from the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University. W.T. was supported by funding from the EPSRC through the Imperial College Centre for doctoral training for Neurotechnology. P.J.H. was funded by the King’s college London Biomedical Research Centre. Prof. S.R.C.’s role in this study was funded by a Wellcome Trust Clinical Fellowship (110049/Z/15/Z & 110049/Z/15/A). The Cambridge–Chicago Compulsivity Trait Scale (CHI-T) is copyright Professor J.E.G. and Professor S.C. and may not be used, reproduced, or modified without permission. Please contact the copyright holders for information about how to access and use the scale.
Keywords: compulsivity, exploratory structural equation modeling, perfectionism, psychopathology, reward drive, transdiagnostic dimensional phenotype

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Local EPrints ID: 476682
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/476682
ISSN: 1073-1911
PURE UUID: bcc26b9d-cd11-4892-973f-bc23ce4ecd71
ORCID for Samuel R. Chamberlain: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7014-8121

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Date deposited: 11 May 2023 16:38
Last modified: 30 Aug 2024 02:00

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Author: Jeggan Tiego
Author: William Trender
Author: Peter J. Hellyer
Author: Jon E. Grant
Author: Adam Hampshire
Author: Samuel R. Chamberlain ORCID iD

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