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Personality trait of negativity
Neuroticism or negativity is a personality trait with disagreement on its definition, but widely understood to be associated with negative emotions. It is one of the Big Five traits. People high in neuroticism experience negative emotions like fear, anger, shame, envy, or depression more often and more intensely than those who score low on neuroticism. Highly neurotic people have more trouble coping with stressful events, are more likely to insult or lash out at others, and are more likely to interpret ordinary situations as hopelessly difficult. Neuroticism is closely related to mood disorders such as anxiety and depression. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: NeuroticismA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Neural correlates of neuroticism: A coordinate-based meta-analysis of resting-state functional brain imaging studiesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: NeuroticismThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Distinguishing optimism from neuroticism (and trait anxiety, self-mastery, and self-esteem): A reevaluation of the Life Orientation Test.Cited 4,987 times
- Go sideways: Big Five personality traitsA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Intelligence and personalityA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The quality or state of being neurotic
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Distinguishing optimism from neuroticism (and trait anxiety, self-mastery, and self-esteem): A reevaluation of the Life Orientation Test.
Influence of extraversion and neuroticism on subjective well-being: Happy and unhappy people.
Public health significance of neuroticism.
Are measures of self-esteem, neuroticism, locus of control, and generalized self-efficacy indicators of a common core construct?
Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for neuroticism in 449,484 individuals identifies novel genetic loci and pathways
Neuroticism, Somatic Complaints, and Disease: Is the Bark Worse than the Bite?
Extraversion, neuroticism, attachment style and fear of missing out as predictors of social media use and addiction
🆕 Influential since 2022
Neural correlates of neuroticism: A coordinate-based meta-analysis of resting-state functional brain imaging studies
Emotional (in)stability: Neuroticism is associated with increased variability in negative emotion after all
A meta-analysis of polygenic risk scores for mood disorders, neuroticism, and schizophrenia in antidepressant response
Neuroticism and internet addiction: What is next? A systematic conceptual review
Daily Social Interactions and Momentary Loneliness: The Role of Trait Loneliness and Neuroticism
📚 Books worth reading
NeuroticismShannon Sauer-Zavala, David H. Barlow · 2021
Zgodbe iz NemčijeChristiane Neudecker, Herta Müller · 2021- 📕Psychology of NeuroticismKristel Parn · 2013
- 📕NeuroticismSharon Grant · 2011
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