Good Personality and Subjective Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study in Chinese Contexts

Liying Jiao, Wen Jiang, Zhen Guo, Yue Xiao, Mengke Yu and Yan Xu ()
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Liying Jiao: Beijing Normal University
Wen Jiang: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Zhen Guo: Beijing Normal University
Yue Xiao: East China Normal University
Mengke Yu: Beijing Normal University
Yan Xu: Beijing Normal University

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2023, vol. 24, issue 2, No 8, 589-606

Abstract: Abstract Numerous studies have emphasized the importance of examining psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important to identify the factors that affect the influence of COVID-19 on people’s mental health. The present research was a three-wave longitudinal study (N = 1495) examining the concurrent and prospective relations of good personality with subjective well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results showed that good personality positively predicted the subsequent well-being after controlling for the respective autoregressive effects and Big Five personality traits. Specifically, individuals who scored higher on measures of good personality tended to maintain higher well-being in the face of COVID-19. However, subjective well-being could positively predict subsequent personality only at the first time point. In addition, the prospective effect of good personality on subjective well-being was greater than the reverse effect. These findings support the opinion that as a positive value orientation in personality, good personality has a significant positive impact on the response to the pandemic situation.

Keywords: Good personality; Subjective well-being; COVID-19; Longitudinal study; Cross-lagged analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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