Impact of Introversion and Extroversion on Psychological Wellbeing of University Student during Covid-19

Abstract

The present study investigated the impact of personality disposition, introversion and extroversion on psychological well-being of university students during Covid-19. The study also aimed at finding the gender differences in psychological wellbeing during pandemic. The study included 200 participants (100 males, 100 females) recruited from different universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The age range of participants in this study was 18-28. Statistical findings of the study revealed that introversion have significantly positive impact on psychological well-being during Covid-19. Furthermore, there was no significant gender difference in psychological well-being during Covid-19.

The present study is beneficial for academicians, policy makers and social welfare programmers to design students-friendly policies keeping in view personality differences so that students’ psychological wellbeing can be maximized as it is an important endeavour for any nation’s progress.