Predictors of well‐being during the COVID‐19 pandemic: The importance of financial satisfaction and neuroticism

Ng, Weiting; Kang, Soon‐Hock

doi:10.1002/jcop.22795

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“…In line with Shokrkon and Nicoladis (2021) [51], we also found that Neuroticism was negatively and signi cantly associated with emotional, psychological and social well-being. Our results also support other studies suggesting that Neuroticism is linked to an increased number of mental health issues in general before [17,20,67], and during the pandemic [51,68,69,70,71].…”

Section: Neuroticismsupporting

confidence: 91%

The impact of personality traits on the positive mental health of Canadian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Replication and Extension Study

Shokrkon

Nicoladis

2023

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The COVID-19 epidemic was first reported in 2019 and rapidly spread across the globe. Many studies have shown that the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected mental health. Individual differences such as personality could influence people’s responses to the pandemic. For example, the results of a previous study by Shokrkon and Nicoladis (2021) showed that the personality trait of Extroversion positively and Neuroticism negatively contributed to the mental health of Canadians. The goal of our study was to replicate this study using the same tasks and a similar population and extend it by including all 5 personality traits in our analysis and also controlling for the variable of Response to COVID-19 Stress (in addition to demographic variables). Our results were similar to Shokrkon and Nicoladis (2021) and we also found that Extroversion positively and Neuroticism negatively are associated to the mental health of Canadians. We also found that Agreeableness, Openness to Experience, and Conscientiousness are positively and significantly related to the mental health of Canadians. Our results could provide a guide for the screening of people more at risk for mental health issues based on personality traits.

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Section: Neuroticismsupporting

confidence: 91%

The impact of personality traits on the positive mental health of Canadian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Replication and Extension Study

Shokrkon

Nicoladis

2023

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“…Our results demonstrate that the most powerful advantage of the path analysis is that it has the ability to identify indirect effects.Childhood abuse is associated with higher neuroticism (11,12,13). Furthermore, neuroticism is closely associated with subjective well-being (14,15,30). Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, extraversion was not signi cantly correlated with well-being, whereas neuroticism remained strongly associated with lower well-being (31).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Maltreatment in childhood is known to be a risk factor for psychopathology in both childhood and adulthood, and various types of maltreatment in childhood have been suggested to be associated with the severity of psychological distress in adulthood (10). Furthermore, childhood maltreatment in addition to inadequate parenting is associated with high neuroticism (11,12,13), and neuroticism is also associated with reduced well-being (14,15). Among the various personality traits, neuroticism is a major candidate as a predisposing factor of several mental disorders (16,17).…”

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confidence: 99%

Neuroticism mediates the association between childhood abuse and well-being in adult volunteers from the community

Fujimura

Shimura

Morishita

et al. 2023

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Background: Previous studies reported that the experience of maltreatment in childhood reduces subjective well-being in adulthood, and that neuroticism is negatively associated with subjective well-being. However, the interrelationship between childhood maltreatment, adult life events, neuroticism, and subjective well-being has not been analyzed to date. Methods: A total of 404 adult volunteers provided responses to the following questionnaires: 1) Childhood Abuse and Trauma Scale, 2) Life Experiences Survey, 3) Neuroticism Subscale of the Shortened Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised, and 4) Subjective Well-Being Inventory. Using the path model, the interrelationship between these parameters was analyzed. Results: The effect of childhood abuse on subjective well-being was indirect, and not direct, and was mediated by neuroticism. The effect of neuroticism on the negative, but not positive, change score on the Life Experiences Survey was significant. The indirect effect of neuroticism on subjective well-being was not significant via either negative or positive change scores. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that age, subjective social status, neuroticism, and negative and positive life events were significantly associated with subjective well-being. Furthermore, using path analysis, we demonstrated the mediating role of neuroticism in the indirect effect of childhood abuse on subjective well-being.

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“…Greater psychological distress symptoms were also more pronounced for individuals who score higher in neuroticism, possibly due to their greater fear of the pandemic (Aschwanden et al, 2021;Starcevic & Janca, 2022). Following individuals for four months, Ng and Kang (2022) showed that neuroticism was one of the most consistent predictors of social well-being during the pandemic. Earlier higher neuroticism associated with future lower life satisfaction and positive feelings, and higher negative feelings.…”

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confidence: 95%

The Role of Personality Risk and Protective Factors in Living with Covid-19: A Longitudinal Study

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Earlier research has shown the significant role of personality in serving as risk or protective factors in psychological wellbeing. However, it is less clear the extent to which personality plays in coping with the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim of the current study was to examine the role of a personality risk factors such as self-criticism, and personality strengths such as efficacy and intrinsic motivation representing resilience in predicting psychological outcomes in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. As part of a broader longitudinal study, personality measures were assessed at ages 23 and 29, and Covid-19-related outcomes were measured at age 41 on a subsample of 83 Israeli participants, who were approached after the first lockdown that was implemented (April 2020). Findings showed that self-criticism measured at age 23 anticipated greater Covid-19-related distress and lower satisfaction at age 41. Decrease in self-criticism from age 23 to 29, which indicates developmental progress toward maturity, explained lower non-adaptive emotional reactions at age 41-lower distress and lower anxiety. In addition, a higher level of intrinsic motivation at age 29 explained a greater likelihood to expect post pandemic growth. Findings highlight the role of personality in addressing unexpected stressful events such as the current Covid-19 pandemic.

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Predictors of well‐being during the COVID‐19 pandemic: The importance of financial satisfaction and neuroticism

Cited by 14 publications

References 46 publications

The impact of personality traits on the positive mental health of Canadian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Replication and Extension Study

The impact of personality traits on the positive mental health of Canadian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Replication and Extension Study

Neuroticism mediates the association between childhood abuse and well-being in adult volunteers from the community

The Role of Personality Risk and Protective Factors in Living with Covid-19: A Longitudinal Study

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