How did the beginnings of the global COVID-19 pandemic affect mental well-being?
The present study aims to investigate longitudinal changes in mental well-being as well as the role of individual differences in personality traits (Big Five) and the level of Personality Organisation during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Overall, 272 adults (Mage= 36.94, SD...
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| description | The present study aims to investigate longitudinal changes in mental well-being as well as the role of individual differences in personality traits (Big Five) and the level of Personality Organisation during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Overall, 272 adults (Mage= 36.94, SDage= 16.46; 68.62% female, 23.45% male, 0.69% non-binary) took part in our study with four weekly surveys during the lockdown as well as a follow-up one month after restrictions were lifted. To analyse the development of mental well-being during and shortly after the first lockdown in Germany latent growth curve models (LGCM) were calculated. The considered facets of well-being differ by their trajectory. Additionally, results suggest that the lockdown did not affect all facets to the same extent. While Life Satisfaction decreases in the short term as a reaction to the lockdown, Stress and Psychological Strain were reduced after the second week of contact restrictions. When adding personality characteristics, our results showed that Neuroticism and Conscientiousness were the two dimensions associated most strongly with SWB during the first month of the pandemic. Thus, our research suggests that personality traits should be considered when analysing mental well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e7935ae20364af9ba9b18f3622bba662023-01-26T05:32:20ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01181e027975310.1371/journal.pone.0279753How did the beginnings of the global COVID-19 pandemic affect mental well-being?Julie LevacherFrank M SpinathNicolas BeckerElisabeth HahnThe present study aims to investigate longitudinal changes in mental well-being as well as the role of individual differences in personality traits (Big Five) and the level of Personality Organisation during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Overall, 272 adults (Mage= 36.94, SDage= 16.46; 68.62% female, 23.45% male, 0.69% non-binary) took part in our study with four weekly surveys during the lockdown as well as a follow-up one month after restrictions were lifted. To analyse the development of mental well-being during and shortly after the first lockdown in Germany latent growth curve models (LGCM) were calculated. The considered facets of well-being differ by their trajectory. Additionally, results suggest that the lockdown did not affect all facets to the same extent. While Life Satisfaction decreases in the short term as a reaction to the lockdown, Stress and Psychological Strain were reduced after the second week of contact restrictions. When adding personality characteristics, our results showed that Neuroticism and Conscientiousness were the two dimensions associated most strongly with SWB during the first month of the pandemic. Thus, our research suggests that personality traits should be considered when analysing mental well-being.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279753 |
| spellingShingle | Julie Levacher Frank M Spinath Nicolas Becker Elisabeth Hahn How did the beginnings of the global COVID-19 pandemic affect mental well-being? PLoS ONE |
| title | How did the beginnings of the global COVID-19 pandemic affect mental well-being? |
| title_full | How did the beginnings of the global COVID-19 pandemic affect mental well-being? |
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| title_short | How did the beginnings of the global COVID-19 pandemic affect mental well-being? |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279753 |
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