Personality Traits, Resilience and Anxiety among Clinical Psychologists during COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unpredictable psychological environment for individuals. This study explored the relationship among personality traits, resilience, and anxiety in clinical psychologists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Correlation research design and snowball sampling were used to select a sample of clinical psychologists (N=80) and their ages ranged from 25-60 years (M=30.2, SD=6.6). Demographic sheet, Ten Item Personality Inventory, The Brief Resilience Scale, and Level 2-Anxiety-Adult were used for data collection. The results show a significant negative relationship between personality traits (extroversion, agreeableness, emotional stability, and openness to experience) and anxiety. A significant positive relation was found between personality traits (extroversion, agreeableness, emotional stability, and openness to experience) and resilience. Also, personality traits (extroversion, agreeableness, and emotional stability) and resilience significantly predict anxiety among clinical psychologists. Moreover, resilience was found to significantly mediate between personality traits (extroversion, agreeableness, and emotional stability) and anxiety among clinical psychologists. This study will be helpful for clinical psychologists to enhance their mental health which, in turn, will improve their functioning and performance.