Table 3.
Non-Washers (n = 167) |
Washers (n = 220) |
Group Comparison |
Total Sample (n = 387) (results for washers are in square brackets) |
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Item | M | SD | M | SD | Cohen’s d [CI95%] | Statistics | Correlation with the change in severity of OCD |
Other people are now realizing how dangerous viruses and germs are. | 2.59 | 1.22 | 3.54 | 1.33 | 0.74 [0.532–0.948] |
t(385) = 7.249, p < .001 |
r = .219, p < .001 [r = .194, p = .004] |
Coronavirus is the result of people being very careless about hygiene. | 1.81 | 1.06 | 2.53 | 1.36 | 0.581 [0.376–0.786] |
t(384.7) = 5.894, p < .001 |
r = .180, p < .001 [r = .208, p = .002] |
My fears about the dangers in the world are confirmed. | 2.47 | 1.30 | 3.04 | 1.40 | 0.42 [0.216–0.623] |
t(385) = 4.093, p < .001 |
r = .291, p < .001 [r = .320, p < .001] |
The threat associated with coronavirus makes me realize how exaggerated my compulsions are. | 2.12 | 1.21 | 2.23 | 1.14 | 0.094 [−0.107–0.295] |
t(385) = 0.935, p = .350 |
r = −.060, p = .237 [r = −.191, p = .004] |
Coronavirus does not frighten me as much as I thought it would. | 2.78 | 1.27 | 2.72 | 1.43 | −0.044 [−0.245–0.157] |
t(375.7) = 0.437, p = .663 |
r = −.310, p < .001 [r = −.355, p < .001] |
Coronavirus frightens me less than other people around me. | 2.74 | 1.32 | 2.47 | 1.38 | −0.199 [−0.401–0.002] |
t(385) = 1.943, p = .053 |
r = −.260, p < .001 [r = −.333, p < .001] |
The general panic about the coronavirus calms me down. | 2.14 | 1.34 | 2.29 | 1.34 | 0.112 [−0.089–0.131] |
t(385) = 1.040, p = .299 |
r = −.116, p = .022 [r =− .137, p = .042] |
Coronavirus has also increased some of my other fears. | 3.17 | 1.48 | 3.31 | 1.44 | 0.096 [−0.105–0.297] |
t(385) = 0.907, p = .365 |
r = .364, p < .001 [r = .359, p < .001] |
I believe that the coronavirus is unmanageable. | 2.32 | 1.15 | 2.65 | 1.15 | 0.287 [0.085–0.489] |
t(385) = 2.764, p = .006 |
r = .180, p < .001 [r = .245, p < .001] |