Mental health and COVID-19: The moderating role of neuroticism and conscientiousness
| dc.contributor.author | Iacob, Claudia Iuliana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Armas, Iuliana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ionescu, Daniela | |
| dc.contributor.author | Avram, Eugen | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-17T09:33:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-09-17T09:33:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description | This is an Open Access article under the CC-By 4.0 license available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1162908824000811?via%3Dihub This article is available on ScienceDirect platform at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1162908824000811?via%3Dihub The author Daniela Ionescu is affiliated to National University of Political Studies and Public Administration Bucharest, Faculty of Political Science. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Empirical research has established that fear and perceived threat of COVID-19 are associated with anxiety and depression in the general population. Is unclear how personality traits may act as moderators, thus the present study explored these relationships. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the moderating role of neuroticism and conscientiousness on the relationship between (1) the perceived threat of COVID-19 and anxiety and depression separately and (2) the fear of COVID-19 and anxiety and depression separately. Method: This cross-sectional study was based on a community sample of 295 adults (Mage = 37.2, SDage = 11.9) from Romania who participated online. Results: Neuroticism and conscientiousness moderated the relationship between perceived threat and mental health outcomes. Specifically, those with higher neuroticism evidenced a stronger association between the perceived threat of COVID-19 and both anxiety and depression, whereas those high in conscientiousness evidenced a weaker relationship between fear of COVID-19 and depression. Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of considering personality traits to understand mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Iacob, C. I., Armas, I., Ionescu, D., & Avram, E. (2025). Mental health and COVID-19: The moderating role of neuroticism and conscientiousness. European Review of Applied Psychology, 75(2), 101050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erap.2024.101050 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1162-9088 | |
| dc.identifier.other | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erap.2024.101050 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1162908824000811?via%3Dihub | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://debdfdsi.snspa.ro/handle/123456789/1162 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | |
| dc.subject | Anxiety | |
| dc.subject | Depression | |
| dc.subject | Mental health | |
| dc.title | Mental health and COVID-19: The moderating role of neuroticism and conscientiousness | |
| dc.type | Article |