. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 5.

Published in final edited form as: Pers Individ Dif. 2008 Feb 1;44(3):746–757. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.10.009

Table 1.

Contamination Items and Scales

Variable	Item
P01	I feel my hands are dirty when I touch money. I think even slight contact with bodily secretions…may contaminate my clothes or
P02	somehow harm me. I find it difficult to touch an object when I know it has been touched by strangers or by
P03	certain people.
P04	I find it difficult to touch garbage or dirty things.
P05	I avoid using public toilets because I am afraid of disease and contamination.
P06	I avoid using public telephones because I am afraid of contagion and disease.
P07	I wash my hands more often and longer than necessary. I sometimes have to wash or clean myself simply because I think I may be dirty or
P08	"contaminated."
P09	If I touch something I think is "contaminated," I immediately have to wash or clean myself. If an animal touches me, I feel dirty and immediately have to wash myself or change my
P10	clothing.
PI_CONT	All 10 Padua Inventory washing and contamination items.
OCI-R_WASH	OCI-R washing scale (P03, P07 & P08).