We performed a quantitative review of associations between the higher order personality
traits in the Big Three and Big Five models (ie, neuroticism, extraversion, disinhibition …

Stress response is associated with manifestations of various psychosomatic and psychiatric
disorders. Hence, it is important to understand the underlying mechanisms that influence this …

Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) has long been used in social work research, but the
writing on the topic is typically fragmented and highly technical. This pocket guide fills a …

Personality can be thought of as a set of characteristics that influence people's thoughts,
feelings and behavior across a variety of settings. Variation in personality is predictive of …

The rapid outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected citizens' daily lives
in an unprecedented way. To curb the spread of the pandemic, governments have taken …

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 …

Smoking is highly prevalent across most anxiety disorders. Tobacco use increases risk for
the later development of certain anxiety disorders, and smokers with anxiety disorders have …

We review recent research to establish that the associations between positive emotional
experience and major forms of psychopathology show considerable specificity. Although …

BackgroundPsychiatric conditions in which symptoms arise involuntarily ('diseases') might
be assumed to be more heritable than those in which choices are essential (behavioral …

Given advantages of freely available and modifiable measures, an increase in the use of
measures developed from the International Personality Item Pool (IPIP), including the 300 …