Are individual differences in personality associated with COVID-19 infection? Examining the role of normative, maladaptive, and dark personality traits using structural equation modeling.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people's behaviors have been considered an important factor in the spread of coronavirus. This situation led us to examine the role of personality in human behavior and its outcomes during the pandemic. This study examined the effect of normative, maladaptive, and dark personality traits on the probability of COVID-19 infection as mediated by psychological and behavioral responses to the pandemic.

Methods

The data was collected from 740 Iranians (mean age = 33.34) completing Big Five-10, Personality Inventory for DSM-5-Brief Form (PID-5-BF)-Adult, Short Dark Triad (SD3), Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 Items (DASS-21), and Protective Behaviors inventories. We used structural equation modeling to fit a model from the personali

SUBMITTER: Pourdehghan P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11879987 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature