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. 2021 Feb 23;176:110786. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.110786

Table 2.

Correlations of five-factor and maladaptive personality traits with self-reported COVID-19 symptoms, depressive and anxiety symptoms, suicide risk, and preventive health behavior (N = 1000).

Variable Self-reported COVID-19 symptoms MHS:D total score MHS:A total score MHS:S total score CPBS
M SD
Total score Social distancing Personal hygiene
Five-factor personality traits
 Extraversion −0.057 −0.175⁎⁎⁎ −0.158⁎⁎⁎ −0.100⁎⁎ 0.018 −0.032 0.073 2.355 0.595
 Agreeableness −0.025 −0.091⁎⁎ −0.066 −0.074 0.203⁎⁎⁎ 0.156⁎⁎⁎ 0.218⁎⁎⁎ 2.822 0.481
 Conscientiousness −0.010 −0.064 −0.016 −0.054 0.253⁎⁎⁎ 0.205⁎⁎⁎ 0.259⁎⁎⁎ 3.072 0.545
 Openness 0.060 0.072 0.113⁎⁎⁎ 0.051 0.179⁎⁎⁎ 0.131⁎⁎⁎ 0.199⁎⁎⁎ 2.604 0.637
 Emotional Stability 0.020 −0.071 −0.042 −0.084⁎⁎ 0.222⁎⁎⁎ 0.158⁎⁎⁎ 0.251⁎⁎⁎ 2.835 0.507
Maladaptive personality traits
 Detachment 0.146⁎⁎⁎ 0.481⁎⁎⁎ 0.455⁎⁎⁎ 0.353⁎⁎⁎ 0.081 0.108⁎⁎ 0.032 1.959 0.645
 Egocentricism 0.095⁎⁎ 0.314⁎⁎⁎ 0.292⁎⁎⁎ 0.285⁎⁎⁎ −0.090⁎⁎ −0.074 −0.091⁎⁎ 1.665 0.517
 Disinhibition 0.155⁎⁎⁎ 0.444⁎⁎⁎ 0.440⁎⁎⁎ 0.283⁎⁎⁎ 0.006 0.039 −0.034 1.946 0.644
 Psychoticism 0.159⁎⁎⁎ 0.463⁎⁎⁎ 0.453⁎⁎⁎ 0.381⁎⁎⁎ −0.048 −0.005 −0.090⁎⁎ 1.616 0.561
 Negative affectivity 0.182⁎⁎⁎ 0.568⁎⁎⁎ 0.551⁎⁎⁎ 0.387⁎⁎⁎ 0.056 0.088⁎⁎ 0.008 1.977 0.663

M 1.141 8.150 7.525 0.862 20.707 9.673 11.034
SD 0.384 10.047 9.423 2.315 6.822 4.074 3.454

Abbreviations: MHS:D, Mental Health Screening Tool for Depressive disorders; MHS:A, Mental Health Screening Tool for Anxiety disorders; MHS:S, Mental Health Screening Tool for Suicide Risk; CPBS, COVID-19 Preventive Behavior Scale.

Note: After adjusting p-values at 0.001 based on Bonferroni correction, significant correlations are presented in bold.

⁎⁎⁎

p < .001.

⁎⁎

p < .01.

p < .05.