Predictability of obsession based on intellectual rumination and cognitive flexibility in housewives in Hamadan

This study aimed to predict obsession based on intellectual rumination and cognitive flexibility in housewives in Hamadan. The method of this research was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population was all housewives referred to health centers in Hamadan in 2017. A final sample of 280 was selected by stratified relative sampling. In this way, according to the number of housewives referring to health centers in each district of the city, a number of them were selected as samples. For data collection, Maudsley obsessive-compulsive disorder questionnaire, rumination response questionnaire, and acceptance and practice questionnaire- second version- were used. Findings showed a positive and significant relationship between intellectual rumination and the obsession of housewives, but there was a significant negative relationship between cognitive flexibility and the obsession of housewives. Another finding was that intellectual rumination and cognitive flexibility could explain obsessive-compulsive disorder in housewives.