Neuroticism is associated with larger and more prolonged electrodermal responses to emotionally evocative pictures
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Elevated neuroticism is associated with increased psychological reactivity to stressors. Research on individual differences and physiological reactivity (e.g., electrodermal activity), however, has focused on clinical samples and measures of basal activity (e.g., nonspecific skin conductance responses) or responses to nonaffective stimuli. Surprisingly, there is a dearth of work on physiological reactivity to emotional stimuli as a function of neuroticism. Thus, the authors sought to examine the relationship between neuroticism and skin conductance reactivity to emotionally evocative pictures in a nonclinical sample. Individuals higher in neuroticism exhibited both greater skin conductance reactivity to emotional (and particularly aversive) pictures as well as more extended reactivity than did emotionally stable individuals. Implications for health are discussed.
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Individuals high in neuroticism are more reactive physiologically and subjectively to negative and positive emotional stimuli than individuals who are emotionally stable.
“individuals high in neuroticism are more reactive (physiologically and subjectively) to negative and positive emotional stimuli than individuals who are emotionally stable (Norris et al., 2007).”
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The Skin Conductance Reactivity results (p. 824) show greater physiological responses among participants higher in neuroticism to both pleasant and unpleasant pictures than to neutral pictures. The Discussion also describes more intense emotional reactions to stressors, but the study did not establish greater subjective reactivity to both positive and negative pictures; its picture-valence ratings were normative rather than participants’ reported reactions. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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- Authors
- Norris, C. J., Larsen, J. T., & Cacioppo, J. T.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Texas Tech University (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Corresponding author
- Norris, Catherine J.
- Venue
- Psychophysiology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2007-06-26
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 823-826
- ISSN
- 0048-5772 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-8986
- OpenAlex
- W2133017516
- Cited by
- 198
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 16 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 20 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 5.97
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Psychophysiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (P50 MH-72850, P50MH072850)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Keywords
- neuroticism, electrodermal activity, emotional stimuli, emotional reactivity, individual differences, stress reactivity, non-clinical sample
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Emotions, Extraversion, Psychological, Female, Galvanic Skin Response, Humans, Neurotic Disorders, Personality Tests, Photic Stimulation
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