Together, both personality traits — neuroticism and introversion — are linked to depression and anxiety. On the other hand, people with stable emotions who are more extraverted are at lower risk of depression and anxiety.
“Neuroticism was an especially strong predictor of the particularly pernicious state of developing both anxiety and depressive disorders,” said Richard Zinbarg, lead author of the study and professor of psychology in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern.
The correlation between personality traits and mental disorders is also a research hotspot. Neuroticism has been found to be significantly associated with major depression, anxiety disorder, substance use disorder (SUD) and psychopathological severity [23].
Regarding the Big Five personality domains, the depressed older adults showed higher scores on Neuroticism, and lower scores on Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Openness and Agree- ableness.
Four of the Big Five personality traits (conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism) were associated with depression scores.
Neuroticism - A tendency to easily experience unpleasant emotions such as anxiety, anger, or depression.
The five-factor model of personality (FFM) suggests that Neuroticism and Extraversion are the personality traits that are most strongly associated with mental health42–47.
Some personality types that are prone to mental health conditions include isolated introverts, overachievers, dramatists, day dreamers, worry warts, and perfectionists. People with these personalities are at risk of anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and other mental disorders.
Common symptoms of depression include: Persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” mood. Feelings of hopelessness or pessimism. Feelings of irritability, frustration‚ or restlessness.
While all of the “Big Five” personality traits – agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, neuroticism and openness – are related to experiencing stress, neuroticism showed the strongest link, according to research co-written by Bo Zhang, a professor of labor and employment relations and of psychology at Illinois ...
In general, the personality trait of neuroticism and rumination is known to be associated with negative, stress-related conditions such as depression and anxiety [15,16].
Neuroticism. Neuroticism is a personality trait related to negative emotional states and is highly associated with several anxiety disorders, including various phobias, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and generalized anxiety disorder.
Several personality disorders often co-occur with anxiety disorders and some, like borderline personality disorder, often have anxiety as one of the main symptoms.
Researchers have known for years that women are about twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression as men, with depression being the leading cause of disease burden among women.
The five-factor model of personality (FFM) suggests that Neuroticism and Extraversion are the personality traits that are most strongly associated with mental health42,43,44,45,46,47.
If someone has a parent or sibling with major depression, that person probably has a 2 or 3 times greater risk of developing depression compared with the average person (or around 20-30% instead of 10%).
The psychological symptoms of depression include: continuous low mood or sadness. feeling hopeless and helpless. having low self-esteem.
Depression is often triggered by a stressful or negative life event. Similarly, a recurrence of a previous depressive episode can be brought on by situational causes. Feelings of depression or anxiety can lead to suicidal thinking.
Not only is BPD one of the most painful mental illnesses, but it's also intensified by stigma and being misunderstood by others. Fortunately, borderline personality disorder is a treatable condition, and the pain doesn't have to be endless.
But antisocial personality disorder is one of the most difficult types of personality disorders to treat. A person with antisocial personality disorder may also be reluctant to seek treatment and may only start therapy when ordered to do so by a court.
Individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) commonly have a favorite person (FP), whom they are heavily emotionally attached to and dependent on.
This means that people who are high in Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, and Agreeableness are more likely to harbor a higher level of Happiness as a contributor to SWB compared to those high in Neuroticism. Interestingly, Conscientiousness has the strongest relationship with Happiness.
Persons with elevated levels of neuroticism respond poorly to environmental stress, interpret ordinary situations as threatening, and can experience minor frustrations as hopelessly overwhelming.
This provides strong evidence that features of personality disorders can indeed be conceptualized as extreme variants of general personality traits. At the most basic level, high neuroticism and low agreeableness appear to be associated with most of the PDs.