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

But grandiosity is associated with being assertive and attention seeking, whereas vulnerability tends to involve neuroticism and suffering from anxiety, depression and self-consciousness.

From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 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

And having said thus much, I think that I may let the matter of religion and neuroticism drop.

From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William