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Erschienen in: Journal of Happiness Studies 2/2023

19.12.2022 | Research Paper

Good Personality and Subjective Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study in Chinese Contexts

verfasst von: Liying Jiao, Wen Jiang, Zhen Guo, Yue Xiao, Mengke Yu, Yan Xu

Erschienen in: Journal of Happiness Studies | Ausgabe 2/2023

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Abstract

Numerous studies have emphasized the importance of examining psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important to identify the factors that affect the influence of COVID-19 on people’s mental health. The present research was a three-wave longitudinal study (N = 1495) examining the concurrent and prospective relations of good personality with subjective well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results showed that good personality positively predicted the subsequent well-being after controlling for the respective autoregressive effects and Big Five personality traits. Specifically, individuals who scored higher on measures of good personality tended to maintain higher well-being in the face of COVID-19. However, subjective well-being could positively predict subsequent personality only at the first time point. In addition, the prospective effect of good personality on subjective well-being was greater than the reverse effect. These findings support the opinion that as a positive value orientation in personality, good personality has a significant positive impact on the response to the pandemic situation.

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Metadaten
Titel
Good Personality and Subjective Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study in Chinese Contexts
verfasst von
Liying Jiao
Wen Jiang
Zhen Guo
Yue Xiao
Mengke Yu
Yan Xu
Publikationsdatum
19.12.2022
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Journal of Happiness Studies / Ausgabe 2/2023
Print ISSN: 1389-4978
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7780
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-022-00610-6

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