What shields some can shackle others: the approach-related consequences of threat categorisations vary by agreeableness
Authors: Robinson, Michael D.; Meier, Brian P.; Solberg, Emily C.
Source: European Journal of Personality, Volume 19, Number 7, December 2005 , pp. 575-594(20)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Abstract:
It is common to think that threat categorisation tendencies (TCTs) should undermine a person's subjective well-being. However, recent research has suggested that the hedonic impact of such tendencies varies considerably according to a person's traits. The present research seeks to extend such a perspective by considering potential interactions between TCTs and the trait of agreeableness. TCTs were measured through the use of choice reaction time tasks contrasting the threat and non-threat categories. As expected, TCTs were not correlated with the trait of agreeableness, but interacted with this trait in predicting the dependent measures. Within three studies involving 184 undergraduates, TCTs were associated with the higher levels of approach-related behaviour and positive emotion among disagreeable individuals, but lower levels of these same variables among agreeable individuals. The authors suggest that threat categorisation tendencies psychologically protect or burden the individual, depending on the levels of agreeableness. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1002/per.567
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