Big Five Traits as Predictors of a Healthy Lifestyle during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Results of a Russian Cross-Sectional Study

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ID15464475
AuthorsAlena A Zolotareva (0000-0002-5724-2882, South Ural State University, corresponding author), Sergei Shchebetenko (0000-0001-5790-9731, National Research University Higher School of Economics), Svetlana Belousova (Chelyabinsk State University), И Г Данилова (0000-0001-6841-1197, Ural Federal University), Irina Danilova (Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University Named after the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia), В Э Цейликман (0000-0003-2935-7487, South Ural State University), Vadim Tseilikman (South Ural State University), Maxim Lapshin (South Ural State University), Lilia Sarapultseva (0009-0007-6896-3486, Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University), Svetlana Makhniova (0000-0002-0068-3695, Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University), Maria Sarapultseva (0000-0002-1249-9801, Institute of Immunology and Physiology), Maria Komelkova (0000-0003-2431-8358, South Ural State University), Desheng Hu (0000-0002-9608-0310, Union Hospital), Shanshan Luo (0000-0002-0961-4215, Union Hospital), Ekaterina Lisovskaya (0000-0001-7345-5565, Chelyabinsk State University), Alexey Sarapultsev (0000-0003-3101-9655, South Ural State University)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue17
Pages10716-10716
Publication date2022-08-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph191710716
PMID36078431
OpenAlexW4293539913
LanguageEN
References cited46

The healthy lifestyle of people around the world has changed dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. The personality risk factors for these processes from around the world remain understudied. This study aimed to examine the associations of the Big Five traits with a healthy lifestyle during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a cross-sectional study, data from 1215 Russian university students were analyzed. Participants completed the Big Five Inventory-10 and Short Multidimensional Inventory Lifestyle Evaluation. The results showed that personality traits predicted many dimensions of a healthy lifestyle during the COVID-19 pandemic. Diet and nutrition were positively predicted by extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness, and it was negatively predicted by neuroticism. Substance abuse was positively predicted by agreeableness and conscientiousness, and it was negatively predicted by extraversion. Physical activity was positively predicted by extraversion and conscientiousness, and it was negatively predicted by neuroticism. Stress management was positively predicted by extraversion and conscientiousness, and it was negatively predicted by neuroticism. Restorative sleep was positively predicted by extraversion and conscientiousness, and it was negatively predicted by neuroticism. Social support for healthy practices was positively predicted by extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. Environmental exposures were positively predicted by extraversion, and neuroticism was positively and negatively predicted by conscientiousness. Our findings may be useful for further exploration of personality risk factors for healthy practices in challenging life circumstances

Agreeableness · Big Five personality traits · Conscientiousness · Extraversion and introversion · Hierarchical structure of the Big Five · Neuroticism · Personality · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology

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