2006
DOI: 10.1002/da.20167
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The relationship of neuroticism and extraversion to symptoms of anxiety and depression in the general population

Abstract: Few studies have investigated the relationship of the personality dimensions of neuroticism and extraversion to the symptoms of depression and anxiety in the general population. A random general population sample (ages 20-70 years), from two Finnish cities was surveyed with the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). In addition, questions regarding diagnosed lifetime mental disorders, health care use for psychiatric reasons in the past 12 months,… Show more

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“…1 Course of fatigue over 6 months in women with benign breast problems or cancer the fact that individuals high in negative affect report more symptoms, probably due to their inner fixation and the tendency to interpret symptoms as threatening. Neuroticism and depressive symptoms were indeed found to be related in several studies [6,17]. Our findings did not support this idea because after adding baseline depressive symptoms and baseline fatigue, neuroticism remained a predictor.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 77%
“…1 Course of fatigue over 6 months in women with benign breast problems or cancer the fact that individuals high in negative affect report more symptoms, probably due to their inner fixation and the tendency to interpret symptoms as threatening. Neuroticism and depressive symptoms were indeed found to be related in several studies [6,17]. Our findings did not support this idea because after adding baseline depressive symptoms and baseline fatigue, neuroticism remained a predictor.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 77%
“…Eight different pools were then created once by combining DNA from the small pools in proportion to the number of individuals in each pool. The eight pools are as follows: (1) men with high N score (n = 112), (2) men with low N score (n = 158), (3) men with very high N score (n = 245), (4) men with very low N score (n = 238), (5) women with high N score (n = 320), (6) women with low N score (n = 205), (7) women with very N high score (n = 340) and (8) women with very N low score (n = 436) (very high or low N scores are more than 1.5 s.d. from the mean score adjusted to age and sex (on average 2 s.d.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Its importance as a psychological construct is further enhanced by its well documented correlation with common psychiatric disorders, that is, high levels of neuroticism predict the onset and subsequent episodes of major depression [2][3][4][5] and are associated with symptoms of depression and anxiety in the general population. [6][7][8][9] The correlation between anxiety, major depression and neuroticism is, in part, due to the presence of shared genetic factors, [10][11][12][13] an observation that has spurred attempts to map the genetic basis of neuroticism. [14][15][16] It is much easier to acquire the large samples necessary for genetic studies of neuroticism, which is assessed using a self-administered questionnaire, than it is to acquire large patient samples that require diagnostic interviews for accurate assessment of major depression and anxiety.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Maybe one of the most thoroughly tested and studied correlations of the model is the association between neuroticism and psychopathology. The influence of this factor on mental health has been consistently reported and there is extensive research, specially on its correlation with depression and anxiety, [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] but also with schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, [15][16][17] substance abuse, 18,19 internet gaming disorder, 20 the frequency in engaging in different risk behaviors, 21 response to treatment 13,22 and even health 23 and psychopathology in general.…”
Section: 5mentioning
confidence: 99%