Stay at home! When personality profiles influence mental health and creativity during the COVID-19 lockdown.

ABSTRACT: With the COVID-19 outbreak, the population was suddenly forced to "stay at home". Although research suggests that social isolation affects health and wellbeing, reactions may vary depending on individuals. The current study assessed the relationships between personality variables (preference for solitude and Big Five personality), mental health (anxiety, stress, loneliness), and creativity, and tried to determine whether the identified personality profiles affect individuals' mental health and creativity. French respondents (N = 430) filled in an online questionnaire during the first lockdown in Spring 2020. The results showed that the preference for solitude and personality variables of the Big Five predicted individuals' mental health and creativity. Moreover, a cluster analysis r

SUBMITTER: Michinov E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8163587 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature