Obsessive-compulsive symptoms and reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic

We aimed to investigate OCD symptoms and responsibility beliefs in relation to coronavirus-related anxiety and adaptive and maladaptive behaviors at two different time points. We tested age as a moderator of the relationship between responsibility and outcomes. 159 participants completed the initial online assessment, whereas 56 completed the second assessment, six months later. OCD symptoms significantly predicted coronavirusrelated anxiety, adaptive and maladaptive behaviors. Responsibility beliefs predicted the above-mentioned outcomes, but no longer when controlling for OCD symptoms and age did not moderate these relationships. OCD symptoms may represent both protective and vulnerability factors during the coronavirus pandemic.