Abstract
In the first week after the first COVID-19 patient was reported in the Netherlands, we conducted a pre-registered
momentary assessment study (7 surveys per day, 50 participants, 7 days) to study the dynamic relationship
between individuals' occupation with and worries about COVID-19 in daily life, and the moderating role of
neuroticism in this relationship. At the group level, higher scores on occupation and worry co-occurred, and
occupation predicted worry 1 h later, but not vice versa. There were substantial individual differences in the
magnitudes and directions of the effects. For instance, occupation with COVID-19 was related to increases in
worry for some but decreases in worry for others. Neuroticism did not predict any of these individual differences
in the links between worry and occupation. This study suggests that it is important to go beyond group-level
analyses and to account for individual differences in responses to COVID-19.
momentary assessment study (7 surveys per day, 50 participants, 7 days) to study the dynamic relationship
between individuals' occupation with and worries about COVID-19 in daily life, and the moderating role of
neuroticism in this relationship. At the group level, higher scores on occupation and worry co-occurred, and
occupation predicted worry 1 h later, but not vice versa. There were substantial individual differences in the
magnitudes and directions of the effects. For instance, occupation with COVID-19 was related to increases in
worry for some but decreases in worry for others. Neuroticism did not predict any of these individual differences
in the links between worry and occupation. This study suggests that it is important to go beyond group-level
analyses and to account for individual differences in responses to COVID-19.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 111078 |
| Journal | Personality and Individual Differences |
| Volume | 182 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by the Dutch Research Council [Gerine Lodder, 016.Veni.195.186, Loes Keijsers, 452-17-011]; European Union's Horizon 2020 - Research and Innovation Framework Programme [Anne Reitz, 846839].
Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Dutch Research Council [Gerine Lodder, 016.Veni.195.186 , Loes Keijsers, 452-17-011 ]; European Union 's Horizon 2020 - Research and Innovation Framework Programme [Anne Reitz, 846839 ].
Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Dutch Research Council [Gerine Lodder, 016.Veni.195.186, Loes Keijsers, 452-17-011]; European Union's Horizon 2020 - Research and Innovation Framework Programme [Anne Reitz, 846839].
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