The relationship between interpersonal problems and symptoms of social anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder in nonclinical individuals:the mediating role of rumination

Interpersonal problems are the main criteria of some psychiatric disorders and are among the most common problems that most patients report during clinical interviews. So they are the main reasons for people to refer to psychotherapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of rumination in the relationship between interpersonal problems in social anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The present study was a descriptive study in which 300 people participated through online sampling. Interpersonal problems questionnaire, rumination, social anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder were used as research tools. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation), Pearson correlation coefficient test and structural equations. The findings of this study showed that; there is a direct and significant relationship between interpersonal problems, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder symptoms, and rumination. In addition, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) depicted that rumination can mediate the relationship between interpersonal problems, obsessive-compulsive disorder and social anxiety disorder symptoms. According to the results of this study, rumination seems to be a facilitating factor between interpersonal problems and emotional disorders; thus, people who experience emotional disorders and have high levels of rumination are more prone to interpersonal incompatibilities.