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Conscientiousness predicts greater recovery from negative emotion.

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Javaras, Kristin N., Schaefer, Stacey M., van Reekum, Carien M., Lapate, Regina C., Greischar, Lawrence L., Bachhuber, David R., Love, Gayle Dienberg, Ryff, Carol D. +1 more·2012·Emotion

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Greater levels of conscientiousness have been associated with lower levels of negative affect. We focus on one mechanism through which conscientiousness may decrease negative affect: effective emotion regulation, as reflected by greater recovery from negative stimuli. In 273 adults who were 35-85 years old, we collected self-report measures of personality including conscientiousness and its self-control facet, followed on average 2 years later by psychophysiological measures of emotional reactivity and recovery. Among middle-aged adults (35-65 years old), the measures of conscientiousness and self-control predicted greater recovery from, but not reactivity to, negative emotional stimuli. The effect of conscientiousness and self-control on recovery was not driven by other personality variables or by greater task adherence on the part of high conscientiousness individuals. In addition, the effect was specific to negative emotional stimuli and did not hold for neutral or positive emotional stimuli.

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  • Higher levels of conscientiousness have been linked to more rapid recovery from negative emotional information in adults, perhaps buffering the effects of neuroticism.

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Javaras, K. N., Schaefer, S. M., van Reekum, C. M., Lapate, R. C., Greischar, L. L., Bachhuber, D. R., Love, G. D., Ryff, C. D., & Davidson, R. J.
Affiliations
  • University of Wisconsin System (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Corresponding author
Javaras, Kristin N.
Venue
Emotion
Published
2012
Volume
12
Issue
5
Pages
875-881
ISSN
  • 1528-3542 (ISSN-L)
  • 1931-1516
OpenAlex
W2162742607
Cited by
105
References
27
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Emotion (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • CentAUR (University of Reading) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Aging (P01-AG020166)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (P50 MH084051 and R01 MH043454)
  • Fetzer Institute
  • Baumann Foundation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Keywords
conscientiousness, self-control, emotional recovery, emotional reactivity, negative affect, emotion regulation, personality traits, middle-aged adults, emotional stimuli
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Emotions, Female, Humans, Internal-External Control, Male, Middle Aged, Personality, Personality Inventory, Linear Models

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