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| Published: November 20, 2021
The Role of Personality in the COVID 19 Fear of Young Female Adults
B. A. Hons Applied Psychology, Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Science, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.078.20210904
DOI: 10.25215/0904.078
ABSTRACT
The Pandemic of COVID 19 has been feared the most without a doubt and the research question- Is there a relationship between Fear of COVID 19 and personality? needs to be addressed. The current study aims to understand the relationship between personality factors and COVID-19 fear. Two hundred and two young female adults (Mean= 20.6238, SD= 1.99178) living in NCR (Noida) region, who recovered from COVID 19 were taken for this study. Results revealed that out of the five personality factors, emotional stability had a significant negative relationship with fear of COVID 19. The study concludes that increased emotional stability as an essential personality trait can reduce COVID fear to aid mental health.
Keywords
Pandemic, COVID 19, Fear of COVID 19, Personality, Young females, Emotional stability
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© 2021, Insha
Received: September 15, 2021; Revision Received: November 02, 2021; Accepted: November 20, 2021
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.078.20210904
10.25215/0904.078
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Published in Volume 09, Issue 4, October- December, 2021