Big Five Traits as Predictors of a Healthy Lifestyle during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a Russian Cross-Sectional Study

Alena Zolotareva (), Sergei Shchebetenko, Svetlana Belousova, Irina Danilova, Vadim Tseilikman, Maxim Lapshin, Lilia Sarapultseva, Svetlana Makhniova, Maria Sarapultseva, Maria Komelkova, Desheng Hu, Shanshan Luo, Ekaterina Lisovskaya and Alexey Sarapultsev
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Alena Zolotareva: School of Psychology, HSE University, 101000 Moscow, Russia
Sergei Shchebetenko: School of Psychology, HSE University, 101000 Moscow, Russia
Svetlana Belousova: Department of Psychology, Chelyabinsk State University, 454001 Chelyabinsk, Russia
Irina Danilova: Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University Named after the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
Vadim Tseilikman: School of Medical Biology, South Ural State University, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia
Maxim Lapshin: Russian-Chinese Education and Research Center of System Pathology, South Ural State University, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia
Lilia Sarapultseva: Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University, 620012 Ekaterinburg, Russia
Svetlana Makhniova: Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University, 620012 Ekaterinburg, Russia
Maria Sarapultseva: Institute of Immunology and Physiology, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 620049 Ekaterinburg, Russia
Maria Komelkova: Russian-Chinese Education and Research Center of System Pathology, South Ural State University, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia
Desheng Hu: Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
Shanshan Luo: Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
Ekaterina Lisovskaya: Department of Psychology, Chelyabinsk State University, 454001 Chelyabinsk, Russia
Alexey Sarapultsev: Russian-Chinese Education and Research Center of System Pathology, South Ural State University, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-8

Abstract: The healthy lifestyle of people around the world has changed dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. The personality risk factors for these processes from around the world remain understudied. This study aimed to examine the associations of the Big Five traits with a healthy lifestyle during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a cross-sectional study, data from 1215 Russian university students were analyzed. Participants completed the Big Five Inventory-10 and Short Multidimensional Inventory Lifestyle Evaluation. The results showed that personality traits predicted many dimensions of a healthy lifestyle during the COVID-19 pandemic. Diet and nutrition were positively predicted by extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness, and it was negatively predicted by neuroticism. Substance abuse was positively predicted by agreeableness and conscientiousness, and it was negatively predicted by extraversion. Physical activity was positively predicted by extraversion and conscientiousness, and it was negatively predicted by neuroticism. Stress management was positively predicted by extraversion and conscientiousness, and it was negatively predicted by neuroticism. Restorative sleep was positively predicted by extraversion and conscientiousness, and it was negatively predicted by neuroticism. Social support for healthy practices was positively predicted by extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. Environmental exposures were positively predicted by extraversion, and neuroticism was positively and negatively predicted by conscientiousness. Our findings may be useful for further exploration of personality risk factors for healthy practices in challenging life circumstances.

Keywords: healthy lifestyles; personality traits; COVID-19 pandemic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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