The interaction between personality traits and dysfunctional breathing during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russians

• Published in: European psychiatry Vol. 64; no. S1; pp. S306 - S307
• Main Authors: Koniukhovskaia, J., Pervichko, E., Mitina, O., Stepanova, O., Dorokhov, E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris Cambridge University Press 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Abstract; Anxiety; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 pandemic; dysfunctional breathing; E-Poster Presentation; HEXACO; Pandemics; Personality; Personality traits; Questionnaires

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic situation creates specific conditions for increased anxiety and increased attention to respiratory sensations. This can become a favorable ground for the occurrence of dysfunctional breathing. Dysfunctional breathing is a pattern of breathing that does not meet phy...