RESEARCH_FILE
Claudio Sica
University of Florence
Known for:Research on how religiosity — particularly in Catholic populations — shapes obsessive-compulsive cognitions, especially beliefs about thought significance and control
Key findings
- 2002
High-religiosity Italians (predominantly Catholic) scored significantly higher on overimportance of thoughts, control of thoughts, and overall obsessionality than low-religiosity peers, even after controlling for anxiety and depression — demonstrating that religious framing independently elevates the cognitive vulnerabilities that drive OCD. Religiousness and Obsessive-Compulsive Cognitions and Symptoms in an Italian Population ↗