Table 1.

Group characteristics of individuals scoring low and high on OCS (means and SDs)

		Low OCS (N = 27)	High OCS (N = 24)	p value
Age		20.44 (2.28)	20.42 (2.90)	0.970
Gender (M/F)		4/23	1/23	0.202
Handedness (L/R)		0/27	1/26	0.284
OCI-R	Washing	.15 (.46)	2.9 (2.43)	<0.001
	Checking	.74 (1.06)	4.58 (2.65)	<0.001
	Ordering	.22 (.42)	5.96 (2.68)	<0.001
	Obsessing	.89 (1.40)	6.13 (3.17)	<0.001
	Hoarding	1.85 (1.35)	6.42 (2.08)	<0.001
	Neutralizing	.11 (.32)	2.71 (1.88)	<0.001
	Total	3.96 (2.39)	28.71 (1.88)	<0.001
BDI-II		5.37 (4.67)	12.50 (7.06)	<0.001
STAI-T		32.74 (8.42)	45.92 (9.12)	<0.001
RAS	Total	114.69 (20.68)	94.93 (19.46)	0.001
	Self	31.04 (8.05)	26.13 (7.90)	0.033
	Other	34.63 (8.83)	29.33 (9.14)	0.041

OCS = Obsessive-compulsive symptoms; OCI-R = Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory – Revised; BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory II; STAI-T = State Trait Anxiety Inventory – Trait; RAS = Responsibility Attitude Scale