Has COVID-19 changed who we are? The case of human values

I present a summary of 4 recent studies on value changes during the pandemic. I also provide a general overview of the Schwartz value theory in psychology as well as parasite stress theory from biology, which can help us to make sense of value changes in response to the pandemic.
The full papers can be found here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full...
journals.plos.org/plosone/art...
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
psyarxiv.com/xr87s/

[@beth9034]

It would be interesting to further explore how different personalities change in their values. I'm high in openness, high in consciousness and low in agreeableness and not particularly concerned about dying from Covid and I've reacted to the pandemic in the way of wanting to gain more independent power, be more social, creating more art, exploring alternative incomes and focusing more on keeping rights and freedoms. Whereas someone I know who is high in consciousness, high in agreeableness, low in openness and worried about Covid is very pro restriction and following anything that is suggested if it's in relation to lowering virus spread.
I wonder if it's the difference in threat perception that predicts what values are central or perhaps if personality is a stronger predictor of central values.
What influences different personalities to have a high or low threat perception to self? and do different personalities lean towards different values despite having high or low threat perception to self?

[@MarmaladeINFP]

I'm high in openness, low in conscientiousness, and moderate in agreeableness. Combined with being healthy, I didn't have much personal concern about COVID19. But I got the first two vaccinations for the sake of my elderly parents. And I tended toward a more moderate response to the extremes on both sides, both of which seemed irrational and politicized.