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news-medical.net
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https://www.news-medical.net/health/Investigating-the-Link-between-Cleaning-a…
In an examination of ritualized behavior in anxiogenic situations (that causing anxiety), researchers studied 62 undergraduate students cleaning behaviors assigned to either a high-anxiety or low-anxiety group. The researchers found that induced anxiety increased the likelihood of repetitive and rigid activities. Notably, however, these activities were not redundant. This study emphasized a novel link between anxiety and ritualized behavior, such as cleaning. [...] The study used self-assessment and objective assessments to gauge the participants' perception of their neighborhoods and residences. Participants were asked to rate the interior and exterior aspects of the home including cleanliness, among other factors including noise, air quality, furnishings, and conditions of these interior and exterior aspects. [...] According to research, multiple stimuli result in a limited cognitive processing capacity because of overstimulation of the visual system. This limited processing capacity is a result of competitive interactions which can be controlled by the biased bottom-up process is and top-down processes.
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consensus.app
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https://consensus.app/questions/ocd-cleanliness-disorder
This article synthesizes recent research findings on the relationship between OCD and cleanliness.
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verywellmind.com
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https://www.verywellmind.com/how-mental-health-and-cleaning-are-connected-509…
Saxbe DE, Repetti R. No place like home: home tours correlate with daily patterns of mood and cortisol. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2010 Jan;36(1):71-81. doi:10.1177/0146167209352864. PMID: 19934011.
Indiana University. Tidier homes, fitter bodies.
Lang M, Krátký J, Shaver JH, Jerotijević D, Xygalatas D. Effects of anxiety on spontaneous ritualized behavior. Curr Biol. 2015 Jul 20;25(14):1892-7. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.05.049. PMID: 26096971. [...] Research has shown that living in a cluttered environment increases stress. In the study, young women cared for an infant in either a normal or cluttered environment. While chaos didn't seem to affect mood or responsiveness, physical stress levels were still higher for women in the cluttered homes. Such findings suggest that parents should consider how cleanliness and clutter in the home may impact their stress levels. [...] Sorrell JM. Tidying up: Good for the aging brain. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2020;58(4):16-18. doi:10.3928/02793695-20200316-02
Hanley AW, Warner AR, Dehili VM, Canto AI, Garland EL. Washing dishes to wash the dishes: brief instruction in an informal mindfulness practice. Mindfulness. 2015;6(5):1095-1103. doi:10.1007/s12671-014-0360-9
Sleep Foundation. Bedroom environment: What elements are important?
Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Physical activity reduces stress.
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pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11925691
Visually simulated experience of cleaning behavior reduced residual anxiety from a stress-inducing physical scene. The manipulation involved mere visual simulation, with effect sizes (_d_ s = 0.205 and 0.141) in the expected small range by traditional standards (J. Cohen, 1988) and comparable with those in contemporary preregistered between-subjects research (Schäfer & Schwarz, 2019). The effect was observed and replicated on a pictorial measure of anxiety derived from basic emotional [...] . Reidinger, Beauchamp, Barth (1982). Conditioned aversion to a taste perceived while grooming. _Physiology & Behavior_, 28(4), 715–723. doi: 10.1016/0031-9384(82)90057-9 [DOI90057-9)] [PubMed] [Google Scholar90057-9&)]
. Reuven, Liberman, Dar (2014). The effect of physical cleaning on threatened morality in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder. _Clinical Psychological Science_, 2(2), 224–229. doi: 10.1177/2167702613485565 [DOI] [Google Scholar] [...] of the manipulation check items (how clean the visualized experience felt and how much it involved touching oneself), only clean feelings significantly predicted lower anxiety (β = −0.1215, _SE_ = 0.0353, _t_(295) = −3.437, _p_ = .0007) and lower tension (β = −0.1693, _SE_ = 0.0344, _t_(299) = −4.924, _p_ = 1.41e−06), whereas touch involvement did not significantly predict anxiety (β = 0.0550, _SE_ = 0.0375, _t_(295) = 1.469, _p_ = .1429) and predicted higher tension (β = 0.0759, _SE_ = 0.0369,
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ebsco.com
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https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/health-and-medicine/cleanliness-addic…
Individuals with this condition often experience intense anxiety related to fears of germs or contaminants
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pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12598104
Our findings reveal that excessive cleanliness is influenced by both perceived stress and OCD tendencies, with compulsive tendencies and
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sciencedirect.com
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211364917300027
by K Vickers · 2017 · Cited by 7 — The present study connected these literatures by examining self-reported HRB frequency and duration in 25 patients with OCD with predominant contamination-
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journals.sagepub.com
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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2167702613485565
Replicating previous findings, physical cleaning reduced the willingness to help and relieved moral emotions. As predicted, this effect was