LIFESTYLE AND AN INDIVIDUAL’S SENSITIVITY LEADING TO OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER IN ADULTS DURING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: TESTING THE SERIAL MEDIATION AND MODERATED MEDIATION MODELS

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between lifestyle, an individual’s sensitivity, social media use, and obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults during the pandemic lockdown period.  Additionally, the study aimed to examine whether the fear of COVID-19 played a role in these associations. The study employed an indirect-effect model and analyzed data from doctors who worked during the pandemic. The results showed that death anxiety hurt subjective well-being through its effect on sleep quality. Additionally, death anxiety had a more significant negative effect on subjective well-being in doctors working in rural areas compared to those working in urban areas. The implications of these findings are discussed.