Coronavirus makes some of us panic about toilet paper and your personality type may explain it
ABCTo some people, fighting in the aisles over toilet paper makes sense. And each trait is comprised of two aspects: openness is comprised of openness to experience, and intelligence or preference for abstract thinking conscientiousness is made up of the aspects industriousness, or work drive, and orderliness extraversion is comprised of enthusiasm and assertiveness agreeableness is comprised of compassion and politeness neuroticism or susceptibility to negative emotion is comprised of the aspects, withdrawal and volatility, the latter a kind of defensive aggression. While it's still early days, the behavioural impact of this pandemic appears to be gathering around three themes — anxiety, social distancing and micro public disorder. If volatility is a large part of your personality, empty shelves could trigger a strong behavioural response. While the withdrawal aspect of neuroticism describes psychological rather than physical withdrawal, the new behavioural norms of social distancing being broadcast will feel very natural if withdrawal is an important aspect of your personality.
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