Table 2.
Comparison of Washers vs. Non-Washers Regarding Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Obsessive-Compulsive Symptomatology and Reasons for the Change.
| Non-Washers (n = 171) |
Washers (n = 223) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | M | SD | M | SD | Cohen’s d [CI95%] | Statistics |
| Change in | ||||||
| OCD symptomsa | 3.78b | 0.86 | 4.00c | 0.93 | 0.244 [0.042 − 0.446] |
t(385) = 2.385, p = .018 |
| obsessionsa | 3.78b | 0.83 | 3.81c | 0.94 | 0.034 [−0.168 − 0.235] |
t(376.3) = 0.324, p = .746 |
| compulsionsa | 3.71b | 0.93 | 4.04c | 0.91 | 0.359 [0.156 − 0.562] |
t(353.4) = 3.523, p < .001 |
| avoidancea | 3.66b | 0.94 | 4.14c | 1.05 | 0.478 [0.274 − 0.682] |
t(385) = 4.571, p = .001 |
| Change in OCD due to | ||||||
| reduced mobilityd | 2.22 | 1.01 | 2.26 | 1.06 | 0.039 [−0.161 − 0.238] |
t(392) = 0.402, p = .689 |
| availability of cleaning/hygiene productsd | 2.68 | 0.60 | 2.20 | 0.89 | −0.617 [−0.821 to −0.413] |
t(385.9) = 6.485, p < .001 |
| economic factorsd | 2.49 | 0.71 | 2.67 | 0.61 | 0.275 [0.075 − 0.475] |
t(331.9) = 2.687, p = .008 |
| lack of availability of doctors/therapist d | 2.61 | 0.67 | 2.56 | 0.73 | −0.071 [−0.27 to −0.128] |
t(392) = 0.812, p = .417 |
| interpersonal conflictsd | 2.55 | 0.74 | 2.23 | 0.89 | −0.386 [−0.587 to −0.185] |
t(389.7) = 3.859, p < .001 |
Notes. a rated on a 5-point Likert scale with 1 = significantly decreased to 5 = significantly increased; bn = 167; cn = 220; d rated on a 5-point Likert scale with 1 = significantly increased to 5 = significantly decreased.