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Are Persons With Nervous Habits Nervous? a Preliminary Examination of Habit Function in a Nonreferred Population

Year: 1996

Type: article

Abstract: In this study, 44 individual were exposed to three conditions (anxiety, bored, and neutral) while being covertly videotaped. The videotapes were then scored for the occurrence of five classes of habits including hair, face, and object manipulation; object mouthing; and repetitive movement of the limbs. Results showed that hair and face manipulation increased during the anxiety condition, whereas object manipulation increased in the bored condition. The implications of this research are discussed.

Source: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1996.29-259

Authors: Douglas W. Woods, Raymond G. Miltenberger

Institution: North Dakota State University

Language: English

Topic: Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2000738889

FWCI: 3.153

Cites: 4

Cited by: 60

Related to: 10