Table 5 Correlation between measures of obsession and AQ, Total SPQ, superordinate subscales of SPQ and BABS

Aggressive severity

.308

.053

.431^**

.006

.495^**

.001

.259

.106

.327^*

.039

 − .036

.827

Sexual/religious severity

.168

.301

.260

.106

.181

.263

.256

.110

.182

.261

 − .393^*

.012

Symmetry/ordering

severity

.400^*

.011

.387^*

.014

.270

.092

.397^*

.011

.449^**

.004

.440^**

.005

Contamination/cleaning

severity

.215

.183

.099

.544

.077

.635

.070

.667

.096

.554

.318^*

.045

Hoarding severity

 − .007

.965

.108

.506

.083

.611

.109

.504

.088

.588

.062

.705

Miscellaneous severity

.136

.404

.300

.060

.188

.246

.241

.135

.362^*

.022

.225

.162

Global time

.125

.443

.317^*

.046

.244

.130

.240

.137

.295

.065

.162

.317

Global distress

.446^**

.004

.517^**

.001

.392^*

.012

.467^**

.002

.479^**

.002

.344^*

.030

Global interference

.358^*

.023

.372^*

.018

.257

.109

.340^*

.032

.379^*

.016

.339^*

.032

Impairment

.267

.096

.429^**

.006

.278

.083

.400^*

.011

.439^**

.005

.207

.200

Total DY-BOCS Severity

.334^*

.035

.481^**

.002

.333^*

.036

.433^**

.005

.480^**

.002

.279

.081