Personality traits like neuroticism show both continuity and change across adolescence and
adulthood, with most pronounced changes occurring in young adulthood. It has been …

Neuroticism has been linked to typical levels of affect, affect reactivity to negative events,
and variability in affect over time. However, the intercorrelations among these characteristics …

It is well established that trait neuroticism bears strong links with negative affect and
interpersonal problems. The goal of this study was to examine the longitudinal associations …

Neuroticism is a predictor of many health problems. To study the determinants of within–
subject change in neuroticism, three hypotheses were tested:(i) subjects who experienced …

High neuroticism predicts psychopathology and physical health problems. Nongenetic
factors, including major life events and experiences, explain approximately half of the …

This article investigates mechanisms through which neuroticism leads to distress in daily life.
Neuroticism may lead to distress through exposing people to a greater number of stressful …

The causal relationships between neuroticism (N), long-term difficulties (LTDs), life situation
change (LSC), and psychological distress (PD) were examined using self-report and …

The past decades of research on predictors of depression have frequently emphasized
interactive diathesis–stress questions: What kinds of vulnerabilities under stressful …

This study examined the relationship between the personality trait neuroticism (N) and daily
hassles in the development of depressive symptoms. Seventy-seven college freshmen …

To assess stress—the demands placed on the individual by his or her environment—life‐
event checklists and lists of daily hassles have been widely used. Such instruments are …