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Whereas cognitive-behavioural researchers emphasize exaggerated pro-social attitudes in OCD like inflated responsibility and worry for other people (especially significant others), dynamic theories traditionally focus on anti-social attitudes such as latent aggression and hostility. In two recent studies, we gathered support not only for a co-existence of these seemingly opposing attitudes in OCD, but also for a functional connection: inflated responsibility in part appears to serve as a coping strategy (or \u201cdefense\u201d) against negative interpersonal feelings.<jats:bold>Aims:<\/jats:bold>In the present study, we tested a shortened version of the Responsibility and Interpersonal Behaviours and Attitudes Questionnaire (RIBAQ-R).<jats:bold>Method:<\/jats:bold>The scale was administered to 34 participants with OCD and 34 healthy controls. The questionnaire concurrently measures pro-social and anti-social interpersonal attitudes across three subscales.<jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>In line with our prior studies, patients displayed higher scores on both exaggerated pro-social attitudes (e.g. \u201cI suffer from a strict conscience concerning my relatives\u201d) as well as latent aggression (e.g. \u201cSometimes I would like to harm strangers on the street\u201c) and suspiciousness\/distrust (e.g. \u201cI cannot even trust my own family\u201d). A total of 59% of the patients but only 12% of the healthy controls showed marked interpersonal ambivalence (defined as scores higher than one standard deviation from the mean of the nonclinical controls on both the pro-social and at least one of the two anti-social subscales).<jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold>The study asserts high interpersonal ambivalence in OCD. Further research is required to pinpoint both the dynamic and causal links between opposing interpersonal styles. 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