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. 2025 Apr 30;20(2):82–92. doi: 10.26599/JOTO.2025.9540013

Table 2. Comparison of Psychological Process Variables.

Variable Misophonia Group Healthy Control Group t p 95% CI Lower 95% CI Upper Cohen's d
M SD M SD
Note. p < .01**, p < .05*.
Misophonia (MQ)
Severity 6.83 1.68 0.82 0.83 −24.862 < .001** −6.498 −5.536 4.54
Symptoms 16.90 5.12 3.68 3.74 −16.145 < .001** −14.839 −11.594 2.95
Emotional-Behavioral Response 21.15 4.94 2.90 2.93 −24.621 < .001** −19.721 −16.779 4.50
Disgust (DPSSR)
Total 30.10 7.76 24.65 5.98 −4.311 < .001** −7.953 −2.947 0.79
Propensity 17.07 4.22 14.13 3.50 −4.143 < .001** −4.335 −1.531 0.76
Sensitivity 13.03 4.51 10.52 3.50 −3.415 .002** −3.976 −1.057 0.62
Anger (ROARS)
Total 1.95 1.93 0.98 1.42 −3.129 .004** −1.579 −0.354 0.57
Well-being (MHCSF)
Total 43.63 12.03 50.08 11.46 3.007 .005** 2.202 10.698 0.55
Emotional 11.03 2.25 11.78 1.85 1.995 .052 0.006 1.494 0.36
Social 12.80 5.15 15.93 5.25 3.301 .002** 1.254 5.013 0.60
Psychological 19.80 5.74 22.37 5.57 2.487 .017* 0.523 4.611 0.45
Depression, Anxiety, Stress (DASS-21)
Stress 14.30 8.52 7.33 5.37 5.36 <.001* −9.54 −4.39 0.98
Anxiety 6.33 7.38 3.43 3.55 −2.74 .009* −5.00 −0.80 0.50
Depression 10.03 10.877 5.40 5.04 −2.99 .005** −7.71 −1.56 0.55
Psychological Inflexibility (AAQ-3)
Total 19.28 8.22 13.27 5.80 −4.63 < .001** −8.59 −3.44 0.85
OCD Symptoms (DOCs)
Total 10.77 9.24 6.083 7.86 −2.99 .005** −7.79 −1.58 0.55
Responsibility for harm 2.22 3.04 1.58 2.44 −1.26 .218 −1.63 0.36 0.23
Unacceptable thoughts 3.27 3.40 1.55 2.43 −3.18 .003** −2.79 −0.65 0.58
Contamination 2.617 2.78 1.53 2.32 −2.32 .026* −2.01 −0.16 0.42
Symmetry 2.67 3.49 1.42 2.44 −2.29 .027* −2.33 −0.17 0.42