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The effects of personality types and coping styles on coronavirus anxiety levels of the healthcare workers

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The effects of personality types and coping styles on coronavirus anxiety levels of the healthcare workers

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Purpose: Healthcare workers are exposed to long and stressful work shifts in pandemics. It was aimed to evaluate the coronavirus related anxiety levels of the healthcare workers, and to evaluate the relationship between their personality types and coping strategies. Materials and Methods: Study included 213 medical healthcare workers who were randomly selected and agreed to participate in the study on a voluntary basis. Sociodemographic data form, Coronavirus anxiety scale, Type A Behavior Test, and Coping styles scale were applied to the all participants. Results: The total coronavirus anxiety scores of the participants with type A personality traits were found to be significantly higher than with type B personality traits (p=0.006). The mean scores of helpless approach and seeking social support were found to be significantly higher in participants with Type A personality (p=0.002, p=0.007, respectively). Self-confident and optimistic approach were found to be higher in participants with Type B personality (p=0.041, p=0.023, respectively). Participants with helpless approach had higher anxiety scores (p=0.033). A negative correlation was found between coronavirus anxiety and self-confident approach (p=0.002, r=-0.212) and optimistic approach (p=0.002, r=-0.209), and positive correlation with helpless approach (p=0.044, r=0.138). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that healthcare workers with type A personality use less self-confidence and optimistic approach, use more helpless approach, and have higher levels of dysfunctional coronavirus anxiety according to B type personality. Monitoring and ensuring the mental health of healthcare workers is crucial to global health in other possible pandemics.

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Acknowledgment: I would like to thank all volunteers who participated in the study as well as Büşra Erdem, Mehmet Aygündüz and Osman Özdel who helped at the oral presentation process of preliminary data of this study at the congress.

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Konular

Psikiyatri

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

29 Ağustos 2023

Yayımlanma Tarihi

1 Ekim 2023

Gönderilme Tarihi

23 Ağustos 2023

Kabul Tarihi

29 Ağustos 2023

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2023 Cilt: 16 Sayı: 4

Kaynak Göster

APA
Topak, O. Z. (2023). The effects of personality types and coping styles on coronavirus anxiety levels of the healthcare workers. Pamukkale Medical Journal, 16(4), 636-644. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.1348940
AMA
1.Topak OZ. The effects of personality types and coping styles on coronavirus anxiety levels of the healthcare workers. Pam Tıp Derg. 2023;16(4):636-644. doi:10.31362/patd.1348940
Chicago
Topak, Osman Zülkif. 2023. “The effects of personality types and coping styles on coronavirus anxiety levels of the healthcare workers”. Pamukkale Medical Journal 16 (4): 636-44. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.1348940.
EndNote
Topak OZ (01 Ekim 2023) The effects of personality types and coping styles on coronavirus anxiety levels of the healthcare workers. Pamukkale Medical Journal 16 4 636–644.
IEEE
[1]O. Z. Topak, “The effects of personality types and coping styles on coronavirus anxiety levels of the healthcare workers”, Pam Tıp Derg, c. 16, sy 4, ss. 636–644, Eki. 2023, doi: 10.31362/patd.1348940.
ISNAD
Topak, Osman Zülkif. “The effects of personality types and coping styles on coronavirus anxiety levels of the healthcare workers”. Pamukkale Medical Journal 16/4 (01 Ekim 2023): 636-644. https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.1348940.
JAMA
1.Topak OZ. The effects of personality types and coping styles on coronavirus anxiety levels of the healthcare workers. Pam Tıp Derg. 2023;16:636–644.
MLA
Topak, Osman Zülkif. “The effects of personality types and coping styles on coronavirus anxiety levels of the healthcare workers”. Pamukkale Medical Journal, c. 16, sy 4, Ekim 2023, ss. 636-44, doi:10.31362/patd.1348940.
Vancouver
1.Osman Zülkif Topak. The effects of personality types and coping styles on coronavirus anxiety levels of the healthcare workers. Pam Tıp Derg. 01 Ekim 2023;16(4):636-44. doi:10.31362/patd.1348940
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