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Results are discussed within the extant literature on problematic Facebook use and future research directions are proposed. This research may also inform clinical and prevention interventions on problematic Facebook use.

Highlights First study to examine the contribution of the Big 5 personality traits, health anxiety, and COVID-19 psychological distress to generalised anxiety and depressive symptoms. COVID-19 psychological distress predicts generalised anxiety and depressive symptoms beyond all other variables. Specific personality traits appear to be protective of COVID-19 psychological distress.

Highlights A brief new measure to assess COVID-19 anxiety syndrome features is presented. The measure has acceptable levels of reliability and concurrent validity. The measure was found to predict COVID-19 anxiety and work and social adjustment controlling for other variables.

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