The Role of Personality Traits and Overcommitment in Post-COVID-syndrome: A prospective longitudinal study

Post-COVID-syndrome (PCS) poses a significant challenge to affected patients and healthcare systems since both diagnostic criteria and effective treatment approaches are lacking at the moment. This study - which is part of the larger EMOPROM multicenter study conducted by four university hospitals in Germany - aims to contribute to improving diagnostics and treatment of PCS. We will investigate whether the development, severity and maintenance of PCS can be predicted by psychological constructs such as personality factors and traits and overcommitment. Adverse childhood experiences, as well as awareness and expression of emotions will be assessed as co-factors. We are specifically interested in evaluating whether these variables serve as risk factors for symptom severity and course of illness.