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Theory and research in metacognition evolved in the areas of developmental and cognitive psychology (Flavell, 1979; Nelson, 1984; Nelson & Narens, 1990) and has recently been developed as a basis for understanding and treating psychological disorders (Wells, 2000; Wells & Matthews, 1994, 1996). This study aimed at comparing the metacognition beliefs and thought control strategies in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and non-patient individuals. Eighty patients with OCD (40 female and 40 male) and 80 normal people (40 female and 40 male) were selected as comparison groups. The two groups completed Meta-Cognition Questionnaire (MCQ-30) and Thought Control Strategies Questionnaire (TCQ). The means of variables in both groups were compared using independent t-test. t-test showed that there is a significant difference between metacognition beliefs in patients with OCD and non-patient individuals. The highest average in OCD group is related to uncontrollability (M=23.5, SD= 4.4), and the lowest average is related to cognitive trust (M=11.8, SD= 3.8) (in MCQ-30). Results show that there is a significant difference between OCD and normal groups in distraction, punishment, revaluation, worry, and social control sub-scales. The highest average in OCD group is connected to punishment component (M=16.24, SD= 3.2) and the lowest average in connected to social control component (M=6.9, SD= 3.1) (in TCQ). The present research results are in alignment with the fundamental hypothesis of metcognition model in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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