TY - JOUR
T1 - Openness moderates the relationship between modern health worries and neuroticism
AU - Spink, Garry L.
AU - Green, Thomas B.
AU - Jorgensen, Randall S.
PY - 2014/11
Y1 - 2014/11
N2 - Modern health worries (MHW) has been reported to covary, albeit inconsistently, with measures tapping a tendency for emotional lability. We aim to address this inconsistency, in part, by investigating the moderating influence of openness on the previously reported correlation of MHW with neuroticism. One hundred and forty-three participants completed questionnaires assessing neuroticism, openness and MHW. Results show that neuroticism is weakly related to MHW, and this relationship only was found for low openness participants. Future research examining the associations of MHW, emotional lability and well-being may benefit by incorporating openness.
AB - Modern health worries (MHW) has been reported to covary, albeit inconsistently, with measures tapping a tendency for emotional lability. We aim to address this inconsistency, in part, by investigating the moderating influence of openness on the previously reported correlation of MHW with neuroticism. One hundred and forty-three participants completed questionnaires assessing neuroticism, openness and MHW. Results show that neuroticism is weakly related to MHW, and this relationship only was found for low openness participants. Future research examining the associations of MHW, emotional lability and well-being may benefit by incorporating openness.
KW - Moderation
KW - Modern health worry
KW - Neuroticism
KW - Openness
KW - Personality
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U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2014.06.010
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2014.06.010
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84903851210
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 70
SP - 35
EP - 38
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
ER -