Compulsive Activity Checklist Revised (CAC-R)

Steketee, G., & Freund, B. (1993). Compulsive Activity Checklist (CAC): Further psychometric analyses and revision. Behavioural Psychotherapy, 21(1), 13-25. doi: 10.1017/S0141347300017766

	Table of Contents
	Description
	History of Use
	References

Description:

Purpose		The CAC-R was designed to assess compulsive behavior. It is a revision of previous versions by Marks et al. (1977), Rachman et al. (1979), Cottraux et al. (1988), Freund et al. (1987), and Sternberger & Burns (1990).
Questions		28 items using 4-point ratings (0 = I have no problem with this activity. It takes me about the same time as an average person. I don't need to repeat or avoid it. to 3 = I am unable to complete or attempt this activity.)
Sub-scales		N/A
Domain		Clinical
Psychometrics
Sample items		Retracing steps. Having a bath or shower.

References:

Scale:

Steketee, G., & Freund, B. (1993). Compulsive Activity Checklist (CAC): Further psychometric analyses and revision. Behavioural Psychotherapy, 21(1), 13-25. doi: 10.1017/S0141347300017766

Earlier Versions:

Cottraux, J., Bouvard, M., Defayolle, M., & Messy, P. (1988). Validity and factorial structure study of the Compulsive Activity Checklist. Behavior Therapy, 19(1), 45-54. doi: 10.1016/S0005-7894(88)80054-6

Freund, B., Steketee, G., & Foa, E. B. (1987). Compulsive Activity Checklist (CAC): Psychometric analysis with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behavioral Assessment, 9(1), 67-79.

Marks, I. M., Hallam, R. S., Connolly, J., & Philpott, R. (1977). Nursing in Behavioural Psychotherapy. London: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom.

Rachman, S., Cobb, J., Grey, S., MacDonald, B., Mawson, D., Sartory, G., et al. (1979). The behavioural treatments of obsessional-compulsive disorders, with and without clomipramine. Behavior Research and Therapy, 17(5), 467-478. doi: 10.1016/0005-7967(79)90063-9

Sternberger, L. G., & Burns, G. L. (1990). Compulsive Activity Checklist and the Maudsley Obsessional-Compulsive Inventory: Psychometric properties of two measures of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behavior Therapy, 21(1), 117-127. doi: 10.1016/S0005-7894(05)80193-5

Selected Uses:

Frost, R. O., Steketee, G., Cohn, L., & Gruess, K. (1994). Personality traits in subclinical and non-obsessive-compulsive volunteers and their parents. Behavior Research and Therapy, 32(1), 47-56. doi: 10.1016/0005-7967(94)90083-3

Frost, R. O. & Steketee, G. (1997). Perfectionism in obsessive-compulsive disorder patients. Behavior Research and Therapy, 35(4), 291-296. doi: 10.1016/S0005-7967(96)00108-8

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