Table 2.
Predicted Associations between Misophonic Symptoms in the Nomological Network.
| Symptom domain | Misophonic symptom (measures) | Predicted associations with other misophonic symptoms |
|---|---|---|
| Misophonic Appraisals | Internalising appraisals (S-Five) | Positively correlated with: externalising appraisals, recognition of excess and recognition of disproportionality (BMQ-R), functional impact, distress, irritability, anger, aggression, behavioral dysregulation/outburstsNegatively correlated with: symptom coherence (IPQ-MH) |
| Externalising appraisals (S-Five) | Positively correlated with: internalising appraisals, irritability, anger, aggression, behavioral dysregulation/outburstsIn comparison with internalising appraisals less correlated with: recognition of excess and recognition of disproportionality, symptom coherence, functional impact and distress | |
| Misophonic Emotional Experiences | Anger (BMQ-R, AQ) | Positively correlated with: physical symptoms, externalising appraisals, internalising appraisals, and behavioral dysregulation/outbursts |
| Irritability (BMQ-R, BITe) | Positively correlated with: physical symptoms, externalising appraisals, internalising appraisals, and behavioral dysregulation/outbursts | |
| Aggression (AQ) | Positively correlated with: physical symptoms, externalising appraisals, internalising appraisals, and behavioral dysregulation/outbursts | |
| Anxiety (BMQ-R, STICSA) | Positively correlated with: physical symptoms and threat Less correlated with anger, irritability, aggression, and disgust than their correlations with each other | |
| Physical symptoms (BMQ-R, STICSA) | Positively correlated with: anger, aggression, irritability, disgust (BMQ-R, DPSS-R), anxiety and threat | |
| Misophonia-specific Dysregulation | Behavioral dysregulation/outburst (BMQ-R, S-Five, DERS) | Positively correlated with: anger, aggression, irritability, externalising appraisals, internalising appraisals, functional impact, and distress |
| Emotional dysregulation (BMQ-R, DERS) | Positively correlated with: threat | |
| Threat (S-Five) | Positively correlated with: emotional dysregulation, anxiety, physical symptoms, reactive avoidance, anticipated avoidance, functional impact, distress | |
| Misophonic Avoidance | Reactive avoidance (BMQ-R, NAQ, BEAQ) | Positively correlated with: threat, functional impact |
| Anticipated avoidance (BMQ-R, NAQ, BEAQ) | Positively correlated with: threat, functional impact | |
| Misophonic Impairment | Functional impact (BMQ-R, S-Five, WHODAS 2.0) | Internalising appraisals, externalising appraisals, behavioral dysregulation/outbursts, threat, reactive avoidance, anticipated avoidance |
| Distress (BMQ-R) | Internalising appraisals, externalising appraisals, behavioral dysregulation/outbursts, threat, functional impact | |
| Other | Depressive symptoms (PHQ-9) | Positively correlated with: internalising appraisals, functional impact In comparison with internalising appraisals less correlated with: externalising appraisals. |