Wednesday 28 October 2020

Not wearing a mask is linked to personality disorder, study finds

Not wearing a mask is linked to personality disorder, study finds

Scientists in Brazil have linked resistance to Covid-19 safety measures, such as wearing a mask, with antisocial personality traits. Their study was the first of its kind in Latin America and surveyed over 1,500 people aged 18-73. Using a questionnaire, the scientists sought to identify the participants’ affective resonance - their impulse to act on feelings stirred by another person - and asked a series of personality questions about how well certain statements represented their behaviour on a scale.

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