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Predicting Anxiety and Depression From Personality: Is There a Synergistic Effect of Neuroticism and Extraversion?

Predicting Anxiety and Depression From Personality: Is There a Synergistic Effect of Neuroticism... In a longitudinal study of college students, B. S. Gershuny and K. J. Sher (1998) found that high neuroticism and low extraversion had a synergistic effect in predicting anxiety and depression 3 years later. This article attempted to replicate their finding using data from 2 community samples: (a) a cross-sectional survey of 2,677 persons aged 18–79 years, and (b) a longitudinal study in which 441 persons aged 70 or older were followed over 3–4 years. Both studies found that neuroticism predicted anxiety and depression, but there were no Neuroticism × Extraversion interaction effects. These results cast doubt on the generalizability of the original findings. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Abnormal Psychology American Psychological Association

Predicting Anxiety and Depression From Personality: Is There a Synergistic Effect of Neuroticism and Extraversion?

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American Psychological Association
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Copyright © 2000 American Psychological Association
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0021-843X
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1939-1846
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10.1037/0021-843X.109.1.145
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Abstract

In a longitudinal study of college students, B. S. Gershuny and K. J. Sher (1998) found that high neuroticism and low extraversion had a synergistic effect in predicting anxiety and depression 3 years later. This article attempted to replicate their finding using data from 2 community samples: (a) a cross-sectional survey of 2,677 persons aged 18–79 years, and (b) a longitudinal study in which 441 persons aged 70 or older were followed over 3–4 years. Both studies found that neuroticism predicted anxiety and depression, but there were no Neuroticism × Extraversion interaction effects. These results cast doubt on the generalizability of the original findings.

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Journal of Abnormal Psychology – American Psychological Association

Published: Feb 1, 2000

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