Mental contamination (MC), an internal feeling of dirtiness that is typically experienced in the
absence of contact with a physical contaminant, is increasingly recognized as a sequela of�…

Mental contamination (MC)—feelings of dirtiness triggered by internal sources—is a
potentially important yet understudied factor for survivors of sexual trauma. MC has been�…

Mental contamination (MC)—a sense of dirtiness experienced without contacting an
identifiable pollutant—is a distressing and enduring experience among many survivors of�…

Mental contamination (MC), the experience of dirtiness in the absence of a physical
contaminant, has established links with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Shame and�…

Research has linked mental contamination to symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD). However, less research has examined how mental contamination relates to other�…

Mental contamination (MC)–dirtiness experienced in the absence of contact with a physical
contaminant–has been linked to PTSD symptoms following sexual trauma. However, there is�…

Contamination concerns have been linked to increased posttraumatic stress symptoms. The
present study offered a preliminary test of the roles of domain-specific contamination�…

Mental contamination, an internal sense of dirtiness that originates in the absence of
physical contact with a stimulus, has been implicated in the exacerbation of posttraumatic�…

Mental contamination has been described as an internal experience of dirtiness that can
arise and persist in the absence of contact with observable physical contaminants. Recent�…

Trauma-related mental contamination, or a sense of dirtiness occurring without recent
contact with a contaminant, is a distressing and often persistent phenomenon after sexual�…