Stronger connectivity and higher extraversion protect against stress-related deterioration of cognitive functions

Rogala, Jacek; Dreszer, Joanna; Malinowska, Urszula; Waligóra, Marek; Pluta, Agnieszka; Antonova, Ingrida; Wróbel, Anna

doi:10.1038/s41598-021-96718-5

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“…But extraversion is also characterized by assertiveness, social activity, and a tendency for being talkative, which should be a part of a coping resource. Rogala et al ( 2021 ) found that extraversion may act as a defense mechanism against perceived stress during exposure to a stress situation such as the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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Leading with a cool head and a warm heart: trait-based leadership resources linked to task performance, perceived stress, and work engagement

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Leaders of today need to achieve well in terms of task performance, perceiving low stress, and having high levels of work engagement. One may ask whether trait-based leadership resource factors can be identified and how such resource factors might relate to task performance, perceived stress, and work engagement. Our aim was to test the hypothesis, derived from Hobfoll’s motivational Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, that there are trait-based leadership resource factors, which are differentially correlated to the leaders’ task performance, perceived stress, and work engagement. Leaders (N = 344) aged from 23 to 65 years (M = 49, SD = 8.6; 58% women) completed an online questionnaire including measures of task performance, perceived stress, work engagement, personality traits, trait emotional intelligence, empathy, performance-related self-esteem, compassionate and rational leadership competence, and coping resources for stress. Using exploratory factor analysis, we identified four trait-based leadership resource factors. With Bonferroni adjustment, and controlling for sex, age, number of years in the current managerial position, self-deceptive enhancement, and impression management, only Rational Mastery was significantly positively correlated with task performance. Rational Mastery, Efficient Coping, and Modesty were negatively correlated with perceived stress, and all factors except Modesty, but including the fourth (Good-Heartedness) were positively correlated with work engagement. Organizations striving for sustainable work conditions should support trait-based leadership, which depends not only on a task-oriented resource such as rational mastery, but also on human-oriented resources such as efficient coping, modesty, and good-heartedness, all of them being differentially related to task performance, perceived stress, and work engagement.

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“…More specifically, all three components of positive mental health (i.e., emotional, psychological, and social well-being) were found to be positively correlated with extraversion and negatively correlated with neuroticism, even while controlling for demographics (Shokrkon & Nicoladis, 2021). Furthermore, participants who were tested during the pandemic exhibited higher brain activity levels as measured by EEG and reported higher neuroticism levels than those tested pre-pandemic (Rogala et al, 2021).…”

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An Examination of Factors Predicting College Connectedness During a National Pandemic

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Welcom²,

Nguyen³

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The feeling of connectedness with others in society reduces suicide, improves well-being, and enhances effective learning (Jones et al., 2022; Jorgenson et al., 2018). This study examined possible variables contributing to campus connectedness (CC) among students and if such connectedness decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. We hypothesized that emotional stability, self-efficacy for initiating conversation, extraversion, and participation in an honor society would positively predict CC. We also expected CC scores to decrease due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To test these hypotheses, we distributed an online questionnaire to Orange Coast College students as part of the 2021-22 Psi Beta National Research Project. Measures included Campus Connectedness, Interpersonal Communication Efficacy Scales, and the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI). The project received 1,412 useful responses from community college students nationwide. First, a comparison of CC scores from the current questionnaire and a pre-pandemic study found a decrease in CC. Next, multiple regression analysis indicated that all hypothesized variables, except extraversion, were significant predictors for CC, collectively accounting for approximately 15% of CC variability. Further regression analyses revealed that self-efficacy for initiating conversation significantly mediated the relationship between extraversion and CC. Lastly, participation in an honor society significantly increased CC. Based on our findings, colleges may want to find ways to increase campus connectedness by helping students increase their confidence in initiating conversation and encouraging them to participate in honor societies or other campus organizations.

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Personality traits and perceived cognitive function in lebanese healthcare professionals

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Background The healthcare field, a well-known field associated with variety of stressors, leaves healthcare professionals at an increased risk of both physical and mental problems. COVID-19 pandemic has recently been added to the stressful factors by endangering further the cognitive function of healthcare workers. On another hand, personality traits have been shown to have pervasive associations with functioning across various cognitive domains. Thus, this study aims to evaluate association between personality traits and perceived cognitive function among healthcare professionals in Lebanon during the collapsing period (following the severe economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic). Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2021 and January 2022 enrolled 406 Lebanese participants using the convenience sampling technique for data collection. Healthcare professionals from all specialties who received the online link to the survey were eligible to participate. The Big Five Inventory-2 (BFI-2) and Fact Cog scale were used to assess personality traits and cognitive function. Results After adjustment over all variables (age, gender, household crowding index, physical activity index, marital status, profession and the other four personality traits), higher negative emotionality was significantly associated with a worse cognitive function, whereas more extroversion and conscientiousness were significantly associated with a better cognitive function. Conclusion Our study adds to the narrow body of research revolving around the relationship between personality traits and perceived cognitive function in Lebanese healthcare professionals during these hard times in Lebanon. These results show that the choice of these cognitive processes is strongly affected by different personality traits, such as extroversion, conscientiousness, and negative emotionality. This study encourages the need to conduct further research that assess the changes in cognition in life stressors along with personality traits.

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Stronger connectivity and higher extraversion protect against stress-related deterioration of cognitive functions

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Leading with a cool head and a warm heart: trait-based leadership resources linked to task performance, perceived stress, and work engagement

Leading with a cool head and a warm heart: trait-based leadership resources linked to task performance, perceived stress, and work engagement

An Examination of Factors Predicting College Connectedness During a National Pandemic

Personality traits and perceived cognitive function in lebanese healthcare professionals

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