Dysfunctional personality features, non-scientifically supported causal beliefs, and emotional problems during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

Antonella Somma; Giulia Gialdi; Robert F. Krueger; Kristian E. Markon; Claudia Frau; Silvia Lovallo; Andrea Fossati

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110139

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Dysfunctional personality features, non-scientifically supported causal beliefs, and emotional problems during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

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Dysfunctional personality features, non-scientifically supported causal beliefs, and emotional problems during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

Antonella Somma, Giulia Gialdi, Robert F. Krueger, Kristian E. Markon, Claudia Frau, Silvia Lovallo and Andrea Fossati

Personality and individual differences, Vol.165, pp.110139-110139

10/15/2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110139

PMCID: PMC7247995

PMID: 32501318

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The present study aimed at assessing the impact of demographic characteristics, maladaptive personality traits and causal beliefs about COVID-19 on perceived emotional problems in a sample of Italian community-dwelling adults (N = 1043) in the first month of the social distancing period due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. Hierarchical logistic regression analysis results showed that dysfunctional personality domains and non-scientifically supported causal beliefs explained all the variance that was originally explained by demographic variables (i.e., age and gender). In particular, negative affectivity and detachment represented relevant risk factors for reduced emotional well-being in our sample. A significant positive association was observed also between emotional problems and supernatural causal beliefs on the COVID-19 infection. Our data supported the importance of considering the impact of quarantine measures on psychological well-being, while suggesting possible risk factors related to individual differences in personality and causal beliefs. •We examined perceived emotional problems related to COVID-19 pandemic•We considered individual differences in personality and causal beliefs•Dysfunctional personality domains are related to perceived emotional problems•Non-scientifically supported causal beliefs are related to emotional problems•The impact of quarantine on psychological well-being should be investigated

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Title: Subtitle: Dysfunctional personality features, non-scientifically supported causal beliefs, and emotional problems during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
Creators: Antonella Somma - Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Giulia Gialdi - Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Robert F. Krueger - University of Minnesota
Kristian E. Markon - University of Iowa
Claudia Frau - ISIPSÉ Institute, Rome, Italy
Silvia Lovallo - Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Andrea Fossati - Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Personality and individual differences, Vol.165, pp.110139-110139
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110139
PMID: 32501318
PMCID: PMC7247995
NLM abbreviation: Pers Individ Dif
ISSN: 0191-8869
eISSN: 1873-3549
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Language: English
Date published: 10/15/2020
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences
Record Identifier: 9984627313102771

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