Relationship Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder assessment
Gabriele Melli, Claudia Carraresi, Antonio Pinto, Laura Caccico, Elena Micheli
Research has recently begun to investigate relationship obsessive–compulsive disorder (ROCD), which
includes relationship-centred and partner-focused obsessive preoccupation, doubts and compulsive
behaviours. Two measures have been developed to assess ROCD symptoms. The Relationship Obsessive
Compulsive Inventory (ROCI), a 12-item measure assessing the severity of obsessive-compulsive
symptoms centring on three relationship dimensions, and the Partner-Related Obsessive-Compulsive
Symptoms Inventory (PROCSI), a 24-item scale assessing the severity of partner-focused obsessivecompulsive
symptoms in six domains. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric
properties of the Italian version of the ROCI and the PROCSI. Factor structure, internal consistency,
construct, criterion, and discriminant validity were investigated in two samples of participants (820
from the general population and 310 participants with a self-declared ROCD diagnosis). Confirmatory
factor analyses supported the three-factor structure of the ROCI, and the six-factor structure of the
PROCSI. ROCI and PROCSI total and subscale scores showed good internal consistency and construct
validity. Both measures could adequately discriminate between the two subgroups. The results of this
study suggest that the Italian version of the ROCI and the PROCSI adequately retain the psychometric
properties of the original measure and that these can be used as ROCD symptom assessment tools in
clinical and research settings.
Keywords
Relationship obsessive-compulsive disorder, Obsessions, Test, Assessment.
