An Investigation Concerning the Incidence of Compulsitivity Among College Students

Author

Reid I. Martin

Publication Date

Fall 9-20-1951

Abstract

It is the purpose of the study to evaluate the following hypothesis: There exists among students now in college a certain incidence of compulsitivity as indicated by an experimentally devised ratios of compulsion neurosis to hysteria*; this incidence is greater among those now in college than those not in college.

It is also a purpose of this study to contribute experimental evidence to the frequently reported observation that compulsion neurosis occurs more frequently in men than women.

*The terms "compulsion neurosis" and "hysteria" are used loosely in this thesis, not to mean neurosis per se, but neurotic trends in these respective directions.

Degree Name

Psychology

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Psychology

First Committee Member (Chair)

None

Second Committee Member

None

Third Committee Member

Robert Fellows Utter

Language

English

Keywords

Higher Education, Mental Illness, Obsessive-Compulsive Neurosis, Compulsive Behavior

Document Type

Thesis

Recommended Citation

Martin, Reid I.. "An Investigation Concerning the Incidence of Compulsitivity Among College Students." (1951). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/psy_etds/213