Sex Differences in Maladaptive Emotional and Behavioral Responses to COVID-19: What is the Role of Personality?
dc.contributor.author | DeGrace, Sarah | |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Yes | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Psychiatry Research | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Received | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | N/A | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Dr. Sherry Stewart | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Yes | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Igor Yakovenko | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Phillip Tibbo | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Sherry Stewart | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-31T17:49:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-31T17:49:20Z | |
dc.date.defence | 2021-08-09 | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-08-31T17:49:20Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Recent research indicates that males are more non-adherent to public health measures for containing COVID-19 while females experience more COVID-19-related distress. Personality traits may influence both non-adherence and distress. I examined sensation seeking (SS), anxiety sensitivity (AS), impulsivity, and hopelessness as traits potentially associated with non-adherence and distress in response to COVID-19. Furthermore, I sought to understand if known sex differences in SS (male>female) and AS (female>male) may explain sex differences on these two COVID-19 outcomes. In the first month of the pandemic, 400 adults (mean age=32.16 years; 45.3%F) completed the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale to assess personality. Degree of adherence to public health recommendations and COVID-19-related distress were also measured. Male sex was indirectly related to poorer adherence to stay-at-home advisories via SS, and female sex was indirectly related to higher COVID-19 distress via AS. Personality-targeted interventions may help reduce non-adherence and COVID-19 distress, potentially reducing sex differences. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/80782 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
dc.subject | pandemic | en_US |
dc.subject | non-adherence | en_US |
dc.subject | distress | en_US |
dc.subject | anxiety sensitivity | en_US |
dc.subject | sensation seeking | en_US |
dc.subject | impulsivity | en_US |
dc.subject | sex differences | en_US |
dc.title | Sex Differences in Maladaptive Emotional and Behavioral Responses to COVID-19: What is the Role of Personality? | en_US |
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