The Relationship Between Personality and Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety
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Entry Number
38
Start Date
4-7-2021 9:15 AM
End Date
4-7-2021 9:30 AM
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Previous studies have indicated that trait neuroticism is positively correlated with symptoms of anxiety and depression. The purpose of our study is to assess the relationship between the Big 5 personality traits, and symptoms of anxiety and depression in college students. It is an important area to study because we will be able to determine that along with environmental factors, their personality may affect symptoms of depression and anxiety as well. We used the Big 5 Personality Inventory (John & Srivastava, 1999), the GAD-7 Inventory (Spitzer, Williams, Kroenke, et. al, 1999), and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (Radloff, 1977). After our participants agreed to the consent form, they were given a demographic questionnaire, followed by our three scales. We expect to find that participants with low conscientiousness, low extraversion, and low agreeableness will be correlated with more symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Ei Hlaing
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The Relationship Between Personality and Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety
Previous studies have indicated that trait neuroticism is positively correlated with symptoms of anxiety and depression. The purpose of our study is to assess the relationship between the Big 5 personality traits, and symptoms of anxiety and depression in college students. It is an important area to study because we will be able to determine that along with environmental factors, their personality may affect symptoms of depression and anxiety as well. We used the Big 5 Personality Inventory (John & Srivastava, 1999), the GAD-7 Inventory (Spitzer, Williams, Kroenke, et. al, 1999), and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (Radloff, 1977). After our participants agreed to the consent form, they were given a demographic questionnaire, followed by our three scales. We expect to find that participants with low conscientiousness, low extraversion, and low agreeableness will be correlated with more symptoms of anxiety and depression.