Attempting to Nail It Down: Heterogeneous Patterns in Predicting Nail-Biting Severity by Trait Disgust in a Multinational Sample

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00039915

Enrollment

300

Registered

2026-04-10

Start date

2026-04-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

F98.8

Interventions

Group 1: A hierarchical multiple regression model will be employed to assess the extent to which disgust propensity, disgust sensitivity, and self-disgust predict the severity of nail-biting over and

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: None

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Incomplete responses to the online survey

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The following measurements will be made at a single time point via an online-survey: - Nail-biting score using the self-developed Nail-Biting Scale - Disgust propensity using the FEE - Disgust sensitivity using the SEE - Self-Disgust using the FES	—

Countries

Austria, Israel

Contacts

Public ContactAnne Schienle

Institut für Psychologie der Universität Graz

anne.schienle@uni-graz.at+43 (0)316 380 - 5086

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026