ArticleInternational journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience2026
Anxiety and Age, but Not OCD Diagnosis, Predict Infection-Preventive Behaviours in Adolescents During COVID-19.
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purposeTo examine whether obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) diagnosis was associated with greater infection-preventive behaviour and altered inhibitory-control performance in adolescents during the early COVID-19 lockdown in Türkiye while considering the roles of age and anxiety.
methodsSeventy-two adolescents aged 12-18 years, including 22 with OCD and 50 without OCD, completed a COVID-19 preventive behaviour questionnaire and the child and parent versions of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale. Participants also completed an online go/no-go task. Ordinary least squares models were used to test whether age, anxiety, OCD diagnosis and their interactions were associated with behavioural change and mean Go-trial reaction time.
resultsThe model predicting infection-preventive behavioural change was significant, F(7,64) = 2.54, p = 0.023, R
conclusionsDuring the early lockdown phase of COVID-19, developmental and affective factors were more closely associated with adolescents' infection-preventive behaviour than OCD diagnosis. In contrast, OCD diagnosis was more strongly associated with reduced response efficiency on the inhibitory-control task. These findings support the importance of considering developmental stage and anxiety, alongside diagnosis, in understanding adolescents' behavioural adaptation during public-health crises.
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