Corona Coping Tool

Faced by the corona pandemic, society had been prescribed a pill named social distancing. In practical terms this means that most of must stay at home. This presents a variety of challenges. Those of us who live alone run the risk of loneliness; while those of us surrounded by family and friends are confronted by noise and a lack of (head) space. But it’s not only our physical situation which has a bearing on how we might react to social distancing, our underlying personality traits can also influence how we might fair over the coming weeks and months. 

IDE’s Professor Jan Schoormans, working with colleagues at the Centre Applied Product Personality Research (CaPPr), has developed a quick, simple and effective tool to help people understand how they may react to social distancing and ultimately how they can stay engaged. Introducing the Corona Coping Tool.

The online tool consists of a visual test. By scrolling a heart icon up or down, you select the image that best reflects who you are. After five rounds of question, you are given detailed advice on how you might remain healthy and engaged during this period of enforced isolation. The advice covers your perceived control over the situation, how to deal with others, how to cope with boredom and the  degree to which it is important to structure your time.

Jan: “our new product, on a personalised level, might help people in these challenging times”. 

Want to understand what your personal strengths and potential pitfalls are when it comes to social distancing? Start the test It only takes five minutes.