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Mental Health and Personality Traits during COVID-19 in China: A Latent Profile Analysis

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  • Mei Li

    (School of Psychology, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    School of Education, Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Md Zahir Ahmed

    (School of Psychology, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Fatema Akhter Hiramoni

    (Department of Economics, Sheikh Hasina University, Netrokona 2400, Bangladesh)

  • Aibao Zhou

    (School of Psychology, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Oli Ahmed

    (Department of Psychology, University of Chittagong, Chattogram 4331, Bangladesh)

  • Mark D. Griffiths

    (Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK)

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health problems have increased and are likely to be influenced by personality traits. The present study investigated the association between personality traits and mental health problems (anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) symptoms, and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms) through the person-centered approach because this has some advantages over the variable-centered approach. The data were collected from a sample of 765 Chinese citizens who participated in an online survey in October 2020. Latent profile analysis identified three latent personality profiles—highly adaptive, adaptive, and maladaptive. Highly adaptive individuals had higher extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness, and lower neuroticism, while maladaptive individuals had lower extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness, and higher neuroticism. Multivariate analysis of variance results showed that individuals with highly adaptive profiles had lower anxiety, depression, and PTSD symptoms compared to individuals with adaptive and maladaptive profiles. The findings of the present study indicate mental health professionals would benefit from formulated intervention plans given the association between latent personality profiles and mental health problems.

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  • Mei Li & Md Zahir Ahmed & Fatema Akhter Hiramoni & Aibao Zhou & Oli Ahmed & Mark D. Griffiths, 2021. "Mental Health and Personality Traits during COVID-19 in China: A Latent Profile Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(16), pages 1-15, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:16:p:8693-:d:616106
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    1. Daniela Marchetti & Roberta Maiella & Rocco Palumbo & Melissa D’Ettorre & Irene Ceccato & Marco Colasanti & Adolfo Di Crosta & Pasquale La Malva & Emanuela Bartolini & Daniela Biasone & Nicola Mammare, 2023. "Self-Reported Mental Health and Psychosocial Correlates during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Data from the General Population in Italy," Data, MDPI, vol. 8(6), pages 1-7, June.

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