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Regression analysis results showed that, in predicting the total score of obsessive\u2013compulsive symptoms, AAQ-II (<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic> = 0.233, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) and CFQ (<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic> = 0.262, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01) entered the equation, which explained 17.1% variance. In predicting anxiety, only AAQ-II (<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic> = 0.222, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) entered the equation, which explained 13% variance. In the prediction of depression, AAQ-II (<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic> = 0.412, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) entered the equation, which explained 17.7% variance.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Cognitive fusion and experiential avoidance may be important factors for the maintenance of OCD, and experiential avoidance can positively predict the anxiety and depression of OCD patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2021.655154","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,12]],"date-time":"2021-04-12T05:41:27Z","timestamp":1618206087000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":24,"title":["Relationship Between Cognitive Fusion, Experiential Avoidance, and Obsessive\u2013Compulsive Symptoms in Patients With Obsessive\u2013Compulsive Disorder"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Ai","family":"Xiong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiong","family":"Lai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Siliang","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xin","family":"Yuan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jun","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jinyuan","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yang","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maorong","family":"Hu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"397","DOI":"10.1002\/osp4.356","article-title":"Acceptance and commitment therapy as an adjunct to the MOVE! programme: a randomized controlled trial","volume":"5","author":"Afari","year":"2019","journal-title":"Obes. 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