The Prevalence of Misophonia and Its Relationship with Obsessive-compulsive Disorder, Anxiety, and Depression in Undergraduate Students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background: Misophonia is a severe emotional response to repetitive sounds. This disorder may limit a person's communication, reduce his/her ability, or disrupt his/her social and personal life. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Misophonia and its relationship with obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, and depression in undergraduate students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: The present study is an analytical descriptive study conducted in October ۲۰۲۰. The study samples consisted of ۳۹۰ undergraduate students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. A relative and systematic sampling method was used. In this study, demographic questionnaire, misophonia questionnaire (A score of ۷ or higher is considered as misophonia), Beck anxiety questionnaire, Beck depression questionnaire, and Maudsley obsessive-compulsive inventory questionnaire were used, and the data were analyzed using SPSS ۲۴ software. In this study, chi-square test was used to examine the relationship between the variables. Due to the non-normality of the data, the Spearman correlation coefficient was used for data analysis. The significance level was considered equal to and less than ۰.۰۵.
Results: Of the ۳۹۰ participants in the study, ۹۳ (۲۳.۸%) had experienced misophonia. Among these ۹۳ students, ۳۷ (۳۹.۸%) had obsessive-compulsive disorder, ۸ (۸.۶%) suffered anxiety, and ۹ (۹.۷%) were depressed. There was a significant and direct relationship between misophonia and obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety and depression respectively (P<۰.۰۰۱).
Conclusion: Due to the prevalence of misophonia among students and its direct relationship with obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety and depression, we recommend that future studies should be conducted to find the ways to prevent and reduce the incidence of misophonia.
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