Clarifying the relation between neuroticism and positive emotions

摘要: Abstract Little focus has been placed on clarifying the relation between neuroticism and positive emotions, even as numerous studies have consistently documented that is more strongly related to negative than emotions while converse holds true for extraversion. The present results show strength direction of neuroticism–positive emotion association depend circumstances, not necessarily always weak non-significant. Neuroticism was inversely associated with in an unpleasant situation, although it showed no a pleasant situation. This suggests high-neuroticism individuals are capable feeling much low-neuroticism under certain, but all, circumstances. research implications how individuals’ well-being can be enhanced via increasing their instead focusing decreasing emotions.