neuroticism
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"We estimate a shift in neuroticism and conscientiousness at the population level," McFarland said.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024
While some studies have linked high variability with neuroticism, others have failed to do so.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 5, 2023
And then, of course, there’s this: “Females on average score higher than males on the personality trait of neuroticism, defined as anxiety, emotional volatility, and susceptibility to depression.”
From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2023
Orson Fortune is the best mission man out there, but he grates his employers with bougie requests: for the best wines, and for “rehabilitation vacations” to assuage his neuroticism.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
It does not follow that every hysterical person has the artistic temperament; for nervous instability may be the outcome of nervous disease, epilepsy, insanity, or even simple neuroticism in the parents.
From The Vagabond in Literature by Rickett, Arthur
