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Impact of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) symptoms in Internet users Samuel R. Chamberlaina,b, Eric W. Leppinkc, Sarah A. Reddenc, Dan J. Steind,e, Christine Lochnerd, and Jon E. Grantc aDepartment bCambridge

of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, UK

and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK

cDepartment

of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois,

USA dSU/UCT

MRC Unit on Anxiety & Stress Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa eDepartment

of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Abstract Background—Internet use is pervasive in many cultures. Little is known about the impact of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) symptoms on impulsive and compulsive psychopathologies in people who use the Internet.

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Method—1323 adult Internet users completed an online questionnaire quantifying OCPD symptoms, likely occurrence of select mental disorders (OCD, ADHD, problematic Internet use, anxiety), and personality questionnaires of impulsivity (Barratt) and compulsivity (Padua). Predictors of presence of OCPD symptoms (endorsement of at least 4 of 8 DSM criteria) were identified using binary logistic regression. Results—In regression (p