Table 3.
Predictors of change in obsessive-compulsive symptoms as (outcome: change in OCI-R from t0 to t1), n = 177.
| B[CI95%] | β | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | Model A1 | ||
| Constant | 5.65 [− 0.22, 11.52] | .059 | |
| Age | < 0.01 [− 0.08, 0.09] | < 0.01 | .985 |
| Gendera | − 2.57 [− 4.83, − 0.30] | − 0.17 | .026 |
| Step 2 | Model A2 | ||
| Constant | 1.64 [− 4.73, 8.00] | .613 | |
| Age | 0.01 [− 0.08, 0.09] | 0.01 | .897 |
| Gendera | − 1.91 [− 4.15, 0.33] | − 0.13 | .095 |
| OCI-R total score (t0) | 0.11 [0.03, 0.20] | 0.22 | .007 |
| PHQ-9 (t0) | 0.05 [− 0.11, 0.21] | 0.05 | .532 |
| OCD subtype (C-OCD/nC OCD)b | − 2.06 [− 3.98, − 0.17] | − 0.16 | .003 |
| Step 3 | Model A3 | ||
| Constant | 1.31 [− 5.04, 7.66] | 0.68 | |
| Age | 0.01 [− 0.07, 0.09] | 0.02 | 0.78 |
| Gendera | − 1.64 [− 3.90, 0.62] | − 0.11 | 0.15 |
| OCI-R total score (t0) | 0.14 [0.05, 0.22] | 0.26 | 0.002 |
| PHQ-9 (t0) | 0.10 [− 0.06, 0.27] | 0.10 | 0.23 |
| OCD subtype (C-OCD/nC OCD)b | − 2.08 [− 3.96,− −0.20] | − 0.16 | 0.03 |
| AAQ-OCD-COVID (t0) | − 0.05 [− 0.10, 0.01] | − 0.14 | 0.10 |
| Step 4 | Model A4 | ||
| Constant | 0.02 [− 8.28, 8.33] | 1.00 | |
| Age | > 0.01 [− 0.08, 0.09] | 0.01 | 0.91 |
| Gendera | − 1.41 [− 3.71, 0.88] | − 0.09 | 0.23 |
| OCI-R total score (t0) | 0.15 [0.07, 0.24] | 0.29 | 0.00 |
| PHQ-9 (t0) | 0.09 [− 0.08, 0.27] | 0.09 | 0.30 |
| OCD subtype (C-OCD/nC OCD)b | − 2.08 [− 4.04, − 0.11] | − 0.16 | 0.04 |
| AAQ-OCD-COVID | − 0.04 [− 0.10, 0.02] | − 0.13 | 0.21 |
| Other people are now realizing how dangerous viruses and germs are. | − 0.15 [− 0.99, 0.69] | − 0.03 | 0.73 |
| Coronavirus is the result of people being very careless about hygiene. | 0.20 [− 0.70, 1.10] | 0.04 | 0.65 |
| My fears about the dangers in the world are confirmed. | − 0.58 [− 1.42, 0.26] | − 0.12 | 0.17 |
| The threat associated with coronavirus makes me realize how exaggerated my compulsions are. | 1.15 [0.31, 1.99] | 0.21 | 0.01 |
| Coronavirus does not frighten me as much as I thought it would. | − 0.21 [− 1.15, 0.74] | − 0.04 | 0.67 |
| Coronavirus frightens me less than other people around me. | 0.14 [− 0.83, 1.11] | 0.03 | 0.77 |
| The general panic about the coronavirus calms me down. | 0.16 [− 0.59, 0.92] | 0.03 | 0.67 |
| Coronavirus has also increased some of my other fears. | 0.20 [− 0.58, 0.97] | 0.04 | 0.61 |
| I believe that the coronavirus is unmanageable. | − 0.47 [− 1.38, 0.43] | − 0.08 | 0.30 |
Note. R2 = .030, F = 2.646 (p = .074) for step 1; ∆R2 = .071, F = 4.507 (p = .005) for step 2, ∆R2 = .014, F = 2.658 (p = .105) for step 3; ∆R2 = .069, F = 1.514 (p = .147) for step 4. b = unstandardized regression coefficient, β = standardized regression coefficient. OCI-R = Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised; PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire; AAQ-OCD-COVID = Acceptance and Action Questionnaire for Obsessions and Compulsions (COVID-19 adaption); C-OCD = contamination-related OCD; nC-OCD = contamination-unrelated OCD; a 1 = male, 2 = female, b 0 = nC-OCD, 1 = C-OCD.