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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Devlin Science correspondent

REVEALED: Covid might have changed people s personalities study suggests | Vintage Vibes

Father with his son working from home during the pandemic.
Father with his son working from home during the pandemic. Photograph: Westend61/Getty Images

The impact of the Covid pandemic may have been so deep that it altered people’s personalities, according to research.

Previously psychologists have failed to find a link between collective stressful events, such as earthquakes or hurricanes, and personality change. However, something about the losses experienced or simply the long grind of social isolation appears to have made an impact.

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