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Misophonia: Incidence, Phenomenology, and Clinical Correlates in an Undergraduate Student Sample
Author(s) -
Wu Monica S.,
Lewin Adam B.,
Murphy Tanya K.,
Storch Eric A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.22098
Subject(s) - psychology , anger , anxiety , clinical psychology , psychiatry
Objective Individuals with misophonia display extreme sensitivities to selective sounds, often resulting in negative emotions and subsequent maladaptive behaviors, such as avoidance and anger outbursts. While there has been increasing interest in misophonia, few data have been published to date. Method This study investigated the incidence, phenomenology, correlates, and impairment associated with misophonia symptoms in 483 undergraduate students through self‐report measures. Results Misophonia was a relatively common phenomenon, with nearly 20% of the sample reporting clinically significant misophonia symptoms. Furthermore, misophonia symptoms demonstrated strong associations with measures of impairment and general sensory sensitivities, and moderate associations with obsessive‐compulsive, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Anxiety mediated the relationship between misophonia and anger outbursts. Conclusion This investigation contributes to a better understanding of misophonia and indicates potential factors that may co‐occur and influence the clinical presentation of a person with misophonia symptoms.