The Role of Personality in the COVID 19 Fear of Young Female Adults

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.