Investigating the Relationship between OCD Traits, Cognitive Rigidity and Working Memory Capacity in Students

Senatour, Aisha (2025) Investigating the Relationship between OCD Traits, Cognitive Rigidity and Working Memory Capacity in Students. Undergraduate thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.

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Abstract

The study of “Cognitive Rigidity and Working Memory Capacity in Students with OCD traits” aims to assess cognitive rigidity and working memory capacity in students with high levels of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) traits. The objectives of this study are: 1) to measure OCD traits in a general student population; 2) to measure cognitive rigidity (specifically attentional control) using a Standard Stroop Task; 3) to measure working memory capacity using the Digit Span Task; 4) to examine whether there is a relationship between OCD traits in students and working memory capacity. This study hypothesises that cognitive load in students with high OCD traits may impair attentional control (an aspect of cognitive rigidity) and working memory capacity (WMC), resulting in poorer performance in the Stroop Task and the Digit Span Task in comparison to students with lower OCD trait scores.

Item Type:	Thesis (Undergraduate)
Supervisors:	Name Email Coughlan, Barry UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology > Cognitive psychology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA790 Mental Health
Divisions:	School of Business (- 2025) > BA (Honours) in Psychology
Depositing User:	Ciara O'Brien
Date Deposited:	17 Nov 2025 16:27
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2025 16:27
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/8935

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