obsessive-compulsive tendencies & self-concept clarity among females with and without hormonal imbalance

Background: the role of hormones in the female body is well known in reproductive age.several studies have been conducted regarding hormonal fluctuations and their associationwith obsessive-compulsive disorder, but the role of psychological issues relevant to it hasbeen ignored and only hormonal fluctuation and its impact were the target. thus, the mainpurpose of this study was to examine the relationship between self-concept clarity (scc) andobsessive-compulsive tendencies (obsessive-compulsive concerns about cleanliness (occ)and obsessive-compulsive concerns about harm and injury (ochi)). another objective was toidentify the difference between scc, occ, and ochi in healthy and unhealthy females.methods: a sample of (n=210) females, an equal number of healthy and unhealthy females,from different hospitals and the general population, with a mean age of 21 years, was selected byusing convenience sampling technique as a type of non-probability sampling. study participantswere selected from the same city.results: comparison of healthy and unhealthy females revealed high levels of scc andobsessive-compulsive tendencies among unhealthy females and also a significant positivecorrelation was found between these constructs.conclusion: the females with irregular hormonal fluctuations develop obsessive-compulsivetendencies and these people are most sensitive to unimportant affairs, even sensitive to themselvesthat might create clarity in their self-concept.