PSYCH 238 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: How I Met Your Mother, Sensation Seeking, Factor Analysis
28 Mar 2017
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Relationship of negative and positive affect with itself 7 years later. R = 0. 5 of neuroticism with itself (time unspecified) R = 0. 2 for neuroticism for 30 years. R = 0. 0 for neuroticism with itself 40 years later. Negative affect conceptually includes anxiety, depression, and anger. Carries the same lack of specificity as negative affect. Neuroticism contains considerable definitional overlap with negative affect. Stability of happiness throughout lifespan, but becomes decreasingly related as time goes on. Some people experience changes in emotional traits more, and at greater degrees, than others. Some people have greater mood swings than others. R = 0. 35 for depression with itself 8 years later. R = 0. 45 for anxiety with itself 8 years later. R = 0. 47 for anger with itself 7 years later. Relationship between now and future happiness is related continually. Can be associated with greater anxiety problems in daily life. Can be an indication of reduced ability to regulate anxiety.
