COVID-19

A longitudinal study among a Polish sample has uncovered a consistent, bidirectional relationship between prosociality and willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Toward the end of the study period, conspiracy mentality and right-wing authoritarianism emerged as negative predictors of willingness...

Differences in personality traits that can explain why people do and do not comply with COVID-19 protective measures (e.g., social distancing, mask wearing). New research published in Personality and Individual Differences found that aspects of psychopathy and sadism were associated...

When we compared the early life histories of those who were vaccine resistant to those who were not we found many vaccine-resistant adults had histories of adverse experiences during childhood, including abuse, maltreatment, deprivation or neglect, or having an alcoholic...

People who have had COVID-19 tend to report having more nightmares than people who have not been infected by the virus, according to research published in Nature and Science of Sleep.

A new psychological study from the CV19 Heroes project has been published with the international journal Social Science & Medicine (SSM) Mental Health. In this study, we aimed to understand what factors may be associated with the welfare of frontline...

A new study has identified several psychological factors, including psychopathic tendencies and narcissism, that are related to vaccine hesitancy. The findings, which appear in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, provide insight into what types of people are predisposed to...

During COVID-19, more intelligent individuals became less happy than less intelligent individuals for the first time in their lives. In fact, while more intelligent individuals became less happy after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, less intelligent individuals became happier.

Closed-minded individuals are less likely to adhere to COVID-19 preventive behaviors, such as physical distancing, according to new research that examined data collected from 17 countries. The study, published in Frontiers in Psychology, provides evidence that analytic thinking styles were...

Fathers who more strongly endorsed hostile sexism were more aggressive toward their partners and children during confinement, according to a study published in the Journal of Family Psychology. This was especially true of fathers who felt a lack of power within...

Research published in Personality and Individual Differences found that “dark” personality traits (psychopathy, Machiavellianism, narcissism, sadism, spitefulness) are generally associated with less worry about the pandemic and maladaptive responses to measures against COVID-19.

For the first time, a new study has investigated the effects of mild COVID (that is, infection that doesn’t lead to a hospital admission) on the brain. The findings may further explain some of the brain changes contributing to long...

A series of three studies examined the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on materialism, finding an overall decrease in the importance people place on money. This research was published in the journal Psychology & Marketing.

Trump voters are more likely to be swayed by a political figure endorsing the COVID-19 vaccine rather than factual, scientific testimony by doctors, a new study published in PLOS One suggests.

New research published Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin provides evidence that national narcissism is strongly tied to the spread of COVID-19 conspiracy theories. National narcissism, a type of collective narcissism, refers to the belief that one's nation is exceptional and...

Greater trust in Donald Trump predicts reduced COVID-19 knowledge, while greater trust in scientists predicts more knowledge, according to new research published in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties.