Personality traits and mental distress after COVID-19 testing. Prospective long-term analysis in a Viennese cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Symptoms of mental stress are a hallmark of the COVID-19 pandemic. We hypothesized that just testing for COVID-19 could act as an effective stressor for persisting symptoms of mental distress including posttraumatic stress disorder. Our study aimed to determine whether personal beliefs on individual control and competence (locus of control, LoC) correlate with symptoms of mental distress and positive screening for post-traumatic stress disorder during a 9-month observational period.

Methods

Between March and December 2021, we applied online versions of the Questionnaire on Competence and Control Expectations (FKK), the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Score (DASS), the Short Screening Scale for DSM-IV Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and a medical history ques

SUBMITTER: Guttmann-Ducke C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9944018 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature