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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021

Fear of COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers: The Role of Neuroticism and Fearful Attachment.

Alfonso Troisi, Roberta Croce Nanni, Alessandra Riconi, Valeria Carola, David Di Cave

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alfonso TroisiDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy.
Roberta Croce NanniStudi Medici Mazzini, Viale Angelico 39, 00195 Rome, Italy.
Alessandra RiconiPsychiatry Residency Program, Medical School, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy.
Valeria CarolaDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, University of Rome La Sapienza, 00143 Rome, Italy.
David Di CaveDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy.
University of Rome Tor Vergata · ITSapienza University of Rome · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fear of becoming infected is an important factor of the complex suite of emotional reactions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Among healthcare workers (HWs), fear of infection can put at risk their psychological well-being and occupational efficiency. The aim of this study was to analyze the role of personality (i.e., the big five traits) and adult attachment in predicting levels of fear (as measured by the FCV-19S) in 101 HWs employed in a COVID-19 university hospital. The three significant predictors retained by the stepwise regression model were age (beta = 0.26,

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COVID-19fearhealthcare workersinsecure attachmentneuroticism

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PMID34640375
PMCPMC8509269
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