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Table 2 Relation between personality type and HBM items and fear of COVID-19 and maladaptive behavior

From: Role of personality, health beliefs and fear of COVID-19 in engagement of adaptive and maladaptive behaviors among Egyptians during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Variable			Maladaptive behavior				P
			Low (n = 455)		High (n = 547)
			No	%	No	%
Personality trait
Extraversion	Low to normal	N = 255	97	38	158	62	0.006*
Extraversion	High	N = 747	358	47.9	389	52.1	0.006*
Neuroticism	Low to normal	N = 468	202	43.2	266	56.8	0.181
Neuroticism	High	N = 534	253	47.4	281	52.6	0.181
Agreeableness	Low to normal	N = 23	9	39.1	14	60.9	0.541
Agreeableness	High	N = 979	446	45.6	533	54.4	0.541
Openness	Low to normal	N = 139	75	54	64	46	0.029*
Openness	High	N = 863	380	44	483	56	0.029*
Conscientiousness	Low to normal	N = 120	55	45.8	65	54.2	0.921
Conscientiousness	High	N = 882	400	45.4	482	54.6	0.921
HBM
Perceived susceptibility	Low	N = 406	170	41.9	236	58.1	0.063
Perceived susceptibility	High	N = 596	285	47.8	311	52.2	0.063
Perceived severity	Low	N = 418	189	45.2	229	54.8	0.917
Perceived severity	High	N = 584	266	45.5	318	54.5	0.917
Barrier to hand hygiene	No	N = 604	280	46.4	324	53.6	0.458
Barrier to hand hygiene	Yes	N = 398	175	44	223	56	0.458
Barrier to social distance	No	N = 462	214	46.3	248	53.7	0.592
Barrier to social distance	Yes	N = 540	241	44.6	299	55.4	0.592
Self-efficacy	Low	N = 547	240	43	307	56.1	0.285
Self-efficacy	High	N = 455	215	47.3	240	52.7	0.285
Benefit of hand hygiene	No	N = 441	185	42	256	58	0.051
Benefit of hand hygiene	Yes	N = 561	270	48.1	291	51.9	0.051
Benefit of social distance	No	N = 479	201	42	278	58	0.036*
Benefit of social distance	Yes	N = 523	254	48.6	269	51.4	0.036*
Fear of COVID-19
High (≥ 18)		N = 531	274	51.6	257	48.4	< 0.001**
Low (˂18)		N = 471	181	38.4	290	61.6

P for Chi-square test
*p < 0.05 is statistically significant **p < 0.001 is statistically highly significant

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