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Hoarding Disorder – investigating the development of beliefs about possessions

Black and white photo of people on a city street © Ingo Joseph

We are interested in learning from you about your experiences relating to possessions.

We are looking for people who identify as:

having problems with collecting and keeping clutter, and have a childhood/adolescent experience of them (and/or their family) losing possessions and/or being chronically materially deprived.

OR

having problems with collecting and keeping clutter, and do not have a childhood/adolescent experience of them (and/or their family) losing possessions and/or being chronically materially deprived.

OR

Not having problems with collecting and keeping clutter (whether or not they have a childhood/adolescent experience of them (and/or their family) losing possessions and/or being chronically materially deprived.

You will need to be aged at least 18 years to take part. Participating in the research will take 30-60 minutes, and involve completing a digital/telephone interview and/or online questionnaires. Some questions will ask about your past and current psychological wellbeing, and about your past experiences of material deprivation.  

Ethics approval number: R77237/RE001

 

Can you help us? Please contact us to find out more by emailing fahreen.walji@hmc.ox.ac.uk or go to: https://oxicptr.web.ox.ac.uk/help-our-research#collapse3387201.

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