Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7251741 | Personality and Individual Differences | 2015 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Substantial evidence shows that extraversion is related to positive affect (PA) and neuroticism is related to negative affect (NA), and there are several possible explanations for these relationships. The current paper replicates these findings and examines relationships between the other Big Five traits with general positive and negative states (NÂ =Â 257). Agreeableness was negatively related to NA, while conscientiousness and openness were positively related to PA. Next, affect was induced and extraversion and conscientiousness predicted changes in affect following an affect-induction (NÂ =Â 262). The current findings support some theoretical understandings of broad personality traits and their relationships to general affect, and also suggests some refinements.
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Authors
Tera D. Letzring, Lacey A. Adamcik,