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neuroticism

[noo-rot-uh-siz-uhm, nyoo-] / nʊˈrɒt əˌsɪz əm, njʊ- /




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Similarly, those characterized by higher conscientiousness, openness, and agreeableness, as well as lower neuroticism and extraversion, were also more likely to adopt healthier behaviors.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024

For example, research shows that women who are higher in neuroticism and perfectionism, lower in self-compassion or lower in self-efficacy are all more likely to struggle with negative body image.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2024

Psychologists use personality traits such as extroversion, neuroticism or anxiety as a means of characterizing typical patterns of thought, emotion and behavior that differ from one person to the next.

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

Then, too, he was afflicted with a frequent symptom of neuroticism, namely, superstition; and this superstition was sharpened by the usual morbid forebodings—the characteristic expectations of calamity.

From Sacrifice by Stephen French Whitman




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