Differentiate the personality profiles of the people of Sedati District, Sidoarjo regency who have been exposed to covid-19 from those who have not been exposed to Covid-19 during the Covid-19 pandemic era

Abstract

This study was conducted with the aim of comparing the extrovert-introvert personality type of someone who has suffered from COVID-19 and who has never suffered from COVID-19 in the COVID-19 pandemic era in the Sedati District Sidoarjo community. The hypothesis of this study was that there was a personality type difference between people diagnosed with COVID-19 and without COVID-19. The research subjects were samples taken from the community of Sedati sub-district, Sidoarjo amounting to 150 people. The measuring instrument used was the extrovert- introvert personality scale Eysenck Personality Inventory (IPEI) (1977) which has been modified and translated. The purpose of this study was to compare the personality profile of the Sedati District Sidoarjo community who had been exposed to COVID-19 with people who were not affected by COVID-19 in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era. This study was a quantitative study with a cross-sectional design using self-administered and, interviewer-administered questionnaires with inclusion criteria of an age range of 20 years - 59 years, and fluent in reading and writing. The personality types of the people of Sedati District who have suffered from COVID-19 and the personality types of the people of Sedati District who have never been exposed to COVID-19 based on the results of the study show that there was no significant difference in personality type between those who have COVID-19 and those who don't have COVID-19.