This randomized pre-test and post-test control group study investigates the impact of social media use on severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

4 participants assessed severity of OCD and reduced time (experimental group only) spent on social media for 14 days.

Analyzing with a paired-samples T test; Preliminary results suggest that social media use does not have an impact on symptoms of OCD. The findings can be used to manage social media use and OCD symptoms.