Personality and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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2024
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Ankara Üniversitesi
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being worldwide. Personality traits are among the key factors determining how individuals respond to
adversity and disasters. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between a wide range of
personality characteristics and different indicators of psychological well-being in Turkish university
undergraduates during the first lockdown of the pandemic. The data were collected through an online crosssectional survey. Zero-order correlations in the analysis demonstrated higher resilience, extraversion,
openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness related to higher well-being, whereas neuroticism and
attachment anxiety were related to lower well-being. The results of the multivariate regression analysis
with the personality characteristics within the study showed that resilience was consistently and strongly
associated with better psychological well-being. Neuroticism was related positively to depression and
anxiety symptoms and negative affect but unrelated to positive affect. High self-control was linked to a more
positive affect and less negative affect. Our findings illustrated personality’s potential adaptive and
maladaptive effects on reported mental health during the pandemic. The findings are discussed to shed light
on future studies regarding the connection between personality traits and life events.
Keywords: Anxiety, COVID-19 Pandemic, Depression, Personality, Psychological Well-Being
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COVID-19 Pandemic, Depression, Personality, Psychological Well-Being