The Role of Perceived Stress, Intolerance of Uncertainty, and Anxiety of Corona Disease in Predicting the Severity of Symptoms of Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder during the coronavirus pandemic

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the role of perceived stress, intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety of corona disease in predicting the severity of symptoms of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This research was a correlational-descriptive study. The population of this research included people aged 20 to 50 years who lived in the fall and winter in Ardabil city in 2020. The Vancouver Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory, the Corona Disease Anxiety Scale, Perceived Stress Scale of Campo-Arias, and Intolerance of Uncertainty were employed to collect the data. The data was analyzed using Pearson’s correlation test and multiple linear regression analysis using SPSS software version 25. According to Pearson correlation test results, a positive and significant relationship was observed between anxiety of corona disease, stress, intolerance of uncertainty, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (p<.05). The results of the regression analysis also showed that Perceived Stress, Intolerance of Uncertainty, and Anxiety of Corona Disease have the ability to significantly predict the Severity of Symptoms of Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that perceived stress, intolerance of uncertainty, and anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic play significant roles in exacerbating the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder in patients.