Department of Psychology, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran.
Health Sciences Research Center, Department of Ergonomics, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
J Addict Dis. 2021 Oct-Dec;39(4):450-458. doi: 10.1080/10550887.2021.1889752. Epub 2021 Mar 10.
Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, individuals worldwide have shown different anxiety-related reactions. Several vulnerability factors may play a role in individuals' psychological reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic. Such factors include pathological personality traits which have been shown to contribute to the development of anxiety-related conditions. Consequently, the present study investigated the relationships between DSM-5 pathological personality domains and COVID-19-related anxiety symptoms. Using an online data portal, the relationships between DSM-5 pathological personality domains and COVID-19-related anxiety symptoms among a mixed university student and community sample (N = 612) were studied. The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between all DSM-5 pathological personality domains and COVID-19-related anxiety. The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that DSM-5 pathological personality domains explained 21% of COVID-19-related anxiety variance. Based on standardized coefficients, the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) negative affect domain had the main role in COVID-19-related anxiety. The findings suggest that pathological personality domains can be predictors in the symptoms of anxiety in a viral outbreak. The novel findings add to the literature on individual differences in domains of personality in response to pandemic situations. Implications for future clinical applications and research investigations are discussed.
自 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）爆发以来，全球个人表现出不同的焦虑相关反应。一些脆弱性因素可能在个人对 COVID-19 大流行的心理反应中发挥作用。这些因素包括病理性人格特质，已证明它们会导致焦虑相关疾病的发展。因此，本研究调查了 DSM-5 病理性人格领域与 COVID-19 相关焦虑症状之间的关系。通过在线数据门户，研究了混合大学生和社区样本（N=612）中 DSM-5 病理性人格领域与 COVID-19 相关焦虑症状之间的关系。结果表明，所有 DSM-5 病理性人格领域与 COVID-19 相关焦虑之间均存在正相关且显著的关系。多元线性回归分析的结果表明，DSM-5 病理性人格领域解释了 COVID-19 相关焦虑变异的 21%。基于标准化系数，DSM-5 人格障碍量表（PID-5）的负性情绪领域在 COVID-19 相关焦虑中起主要作用。研究结果表明，病理性人格领域可以预测病毒爆发时的焦虑症状。新发现增加了人格领域对大流行情况的个体差异的文献。讨论了对未来临床应用和研究调查的影响。
