Relationship between personality traits and anxiety ofCOVID-19 in mothers of children with emotional-behavioraldisorders

The prevalence of an epidemic can add to the stress of mothers of children with emotional-behavioral disorders; however, some personality traits influence how they deal with stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality traits and of COVID-19 disease in mothers of children with emotional-behavioral disorders

The design of the present study was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of the study included all parents of children with emotional and behavioral disorders in Rasht in 2021, of which a sample of 202 people were selected by convenience sampling. Neo Personality Questionnaire and anxiety of COVID-19 Questionnaire were used to collect data.

The results of correlation analysis showed that the relationship between personality traits, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness with anxiety of COVID-19 was negative and significant; and the relationship between neuroticism variable and anxiety of COVID-19 was positive and significant. There was also no significant relationship between age and education with anxiety of COVID-19. The results of multivariate regression analysis showed that neuroticism was able to significantly predict 68.4 of anxiety of COVID-19.

According to the results of the present study and the relationship between personality traits and anxiety of COVID-19, providing appropriate strategies and education to parents with neurotic personality, can play an important role in promoting family health, especially children.