Modelling the contribution of the Big Five personality traits, health anxiety, and COVID-19 psychological distress to generalised anxiety and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic

Nikčević, Ana V.; Marino, Claudia; Kolubinski, Daniel C.; Leach, Dawn M.; Spada, Marcantonio M.

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.10.053

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“…It is important to point out that these effects were observed when controlling for other Big Five traits (i.e., conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness). Overall, these results are consistent with the differential reactivity model of personality and stress (Bolger & Zuckerman, 1995) and recent findings in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting that both extraversion (Nikčević et al, 2020;Wijngaards et al, 2020) and emotional stability (Kocjan et al, 2020;Kroencke et al, 2020;Lee & Crunk, 2020;Liu et al, 2020;Pradhan et al, 2020) relate to general levels of perceived stress, mental health, and subjective wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Indeed, research shows that less emotionally stable people react more strongly to stressful events than more emotionally stable people (Bolger & Schilling, 2006). Consistently, recent cross-sectional studies found that emotional stability was positively related to resilience (Kocjan et al, 2020) and negatively related to perceived threat, STRESSFULNESS OF COVID-19 8 perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic (Lee & Crunk, 2020;Liu et al, 2020;Nikčević et al, 2020;Pradhan et al, 2020). Moreover, a largescale experience sampling study with over 38,000 momentary reports provided by 1,609 participants found that less emotionally stable individuals paid more attention to information related to the COVID-19 pandemic, worried more about the consequences of the pandemic, and experienced more negative affect during the pandemic (Kroencke et al, 2020).…”

Section: The Role Of Extraversion and Emotional Stabilitymentioning

confidence: 86%

“…participants from 47 countries found that the stringency of protective measures (e.g., travel restrictions, ban of public events) during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e., end of March to early April 2020) was associated with fewer depressive symptoms among less extraverted people, whereas there was no significant relationship among more extraverted people (Wijngaards et al, 2020). Another cross-sectional study found that extraversion was negatively related to health-and COVID-19-related anxiety and, in turn, depressive symptoms and generalized anxiety (Nikčević et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Big Five traits as Predictors of Perceived Stressfulness of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Zacher¹,

Rudolph²

2021

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This study examined the Big Five personality traits as predictors of individual differences and changes in the perceived stressfulness of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany between early April 2020 and early September 2020. This timeframe includes the first national “lockdown,” the period of “easing” of restrictions, and the summer vacation period. Data were collected from n = 588 full-time employees, who provided baseline data on their personality traits in early December 2019, and then later provided data on perceived stressfulness of the COVID-19 pandemic at five time points, spanning six months. Consistent with expectations based on event and transition theories, results showed that, on average, perceived stressfulness declined between early April 2020 and early September 2020. Moreover, this effect was stronger between early April 2020 and early July 2020. Hypotheses based on the differential reactivity model of personality and stress were partially supported. Emotional stability was associated with lower, and extraversion associated with higher, average levels of perceived stressfulness. Finally, extraversion was associated with increases (i.e., positive trajectories) in perceived stressfulness between early April 2020 and early July 2020 and decreases (i.e., negative trajectories) in perceived stressfulness between early July 2020 and early September 2020.

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Big Five traits as Predictors of Perceived Stressfulness of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Zacher¹,

Rudolph²

2021

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“…One study by López-Núñez and colleagues found that individuals low in neuroticism but high in conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness had better mental health in terms of anxiety, depression, and life satisfaction during the COVID-19 outbreak in Spain [ 20 ]. Similarly, Nikčević and colleagues (2020) found neuroticism, as well as openness to experience, to be associated with higher levels of COVID-19 anxiety among the general population in the United States [ 21 ]. Agreeableness, extraversion, and conscientiousness had an opposite effect [ 21 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, Nikčević and colleagues (2020) found neuroticism, as well as openness to experience, to be associated with higher levels of COVID-19 anxiety among the general population in the United States [ 21 ]. Agreeableness, extraversion, and conscientiousness had an opposite effect [ 21 ]. In a study conducted among young adults in India, higher neuroticism was connected to higher levels of death anxiety in the wake of the 2020 pandemic; however, this relationship was fully mediated by perceived stress [ 22 ].…”

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COVID-19 Anxiety—A Longitudinal Survey Study of Psychological and Situational Risks among Finnish Workers

Savolainen

Oksa

Savela

et al. 2021

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Background: The COVID-19 crisis has changed the conditions of many all over the globe. One negative consequence of the ongoing pandemic is anxiety brought about by uncertainty and the COVID-19 disease. Increased anxiety is a potential risk factor for wellbeing at work. This study investigated psychological, situational, and socio-demographic predictors of COVID-19 anxiety using longitudinal data. Methods: A nationally representative sample of Finnish workers (N = 1308) was collected before and during the COVID-19 crisis. Eighty percent of the participants responded to the follow-up study (N = 1044). COVID-19 anxiety was measured with a modified Spielberger State–Trait Anxiety Inventory. Psychological and situational predictors included perceived loneliness, psychological distress, technostress, personality, social support received from the work community, and remote working. A number of socio-demographic factors were also investigated. Results: Perceived loneliness, psychological distress, technostress, and neuroticism were identified as robust psychological predictors of COVID-19 anxiety. Increase in psychological distress and technostress during the COVID-19 crisis predicted higher COVID-19 anxiety. A recent change in their field of work and decreased social support from work communities predicted COVID-19 anxiety. Women and young people experienced higher anxiety. Conclusions: Different factors explain workers’ COVID-19 anxiety. Increased anxiety can disrupt wellbeing at work, emphasizing the organizations’ role in maintaining an inclusive and caring work culture and providing technical and psychological support to workers during crisis.

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The logic behind cyberchondria: Longitudinal relations among risk perception, health anxiety, and online health information seeking

Song,

Min

2024

Asso for Info Science & Tech

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The cyberchondria phenomenon presents a significant health concern, yet there remains a relative scarcity of research on the formation mechanisms of cyberchondria and its longitudinal studies. Based on the RISP model and C‐A‐C framework, this study aimed to examine the longitudinal associations between risk perception, health anxiety, and online health information seeking (OHIS) within the context of Chinese social media. We used a three‐wave longitudinal survey with 514 participants at one‐month intervals starting September 2023, employing the Random Intercept Cross‐Lagged Panel Model (RI‐CLPM) for data analysis. At the between‐person level, we solely observed significant negative associations between health anxiety and OHIS. At the within‐person level, (1) positively bidirectional associations were noted among the three main variables; (2) causal relationships were identified between risk perception and OHIS, as well as between health anxiety and OHIS; (3) Health anxiety partially mediated the relationship between risk perception and OHIS, and OHIS fully mediated the relationship between health anxiety at T1 and T3; and (4) multi‐group analyses showed that gender differences in RI‐CLPM were significant, while age differences were insignificant. The results offer theoretical and practical insights for health practitioners, information seekers, and social media platforms.

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Modelling the contribution of the Big Five personality traits, health anxiety, and COVID-19 psychological distress to generalised anxiety and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 257 publications

References 45 publications

Big Five traits as Predictors of Perceived Stressfulness of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Big Five traits as Predictors of Perceived Stressfulness of the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 Anxiety—A Longitudinal Survey Study of Psychological and Situational Risks among Finnish Workers

The logic behind cyberchondria: Longitudinal relations among risk perception, health anxiety, and online health information seeking

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