Relationship Between Personality Traits and Emotional Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Canadian Emerging Adults.

Mackenzie Moore, Fakir Md Yunus, Kara Thompson, Matthew Keough, Marvin Krank, Patricia J Conrod, Sherry H Stewart

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Mackenzie MooreDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6242-2928

Fakir Md YunusDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.

Kara ThompsonDepartment of Psychology, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7441-0761

Matthew KeoughDepartment of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Marvin KrankDepartment of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada.

Patricia J ConrodDepartment of Psychiatry and Addiction, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.

Sherry H StewartDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.

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Abstract

We assessed whether traits from the four-factor vulnerability model for substance misuse are associated with the content of emotional descriptions given by Canadian university students of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their lives. Personality traits were measured in 1185 first- and second-year undergraduates (mean age = 19.11 years; 79% female). Written responses to "Tell us about how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting your life" were coded using Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count software. Negative binomial analyses were run to examine links between traits and emotion word types used in responses. Anxiety sensitivity was associated with increased use of anxiety words; hopelessness was associated with increased use of negative emotion and sadness words, and decreased use of positive emotion words; and impulsivity was associated with increased use of anger words. Findings have implications for personality-tailored interventions for students vulnerable to distress resulting from highly stressful situations such as pandemics.

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infectious diseasemental healthpandemicpersonality

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PMID40051415

DOI10.1177/21676968241313068

PMCPMC11879772

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