How neurotic people struggled more in the COVID-19 pandemic: they perceived the risk as higher, exercised less, and drank more alcohol
Article URL: https://plos.io/4rqvtN3
Article title: How personality traits shape susceptibility to mental distress in times of crisis: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic
Author countries: USA, Italy.
Funding: Marco Angrisani received funding from the National Institute on Aging under grant U01AG077280. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. There was no additional external funding received for this study by any of the authors.
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
How personality traits shape susceptibility to mental distress in times of crisis: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic
Article Publication Date
7-Oct-2026
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.