How to Use neuroticism in a Sentence
neuroticism
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Though no other age group saw an increase in neuroticism in the second phase of the pandemic, adults under 30 did.
—Jacquelyne Germain, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Sep. 2022
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David, his cantankerous neuroticism in overdrive, is still a master of the wince-laugh.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2021
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And other research backs up the link between neuroticism and increased attention to one’s health.
—Cody Delistraty, The Cut, 8 Aug. 2017
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Don't get me wrong: there are endearing moments scattered through the neuroticism and narcissism here.
—Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 19 July 2017
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Their proxies ranked them a bit higher on neuroticism, as well as on hostility.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 15 Feb. 2018
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Larry and all his neuroticism returns to HBO on October 1.
—Matt Miller, Esquire, 11 Sep. 2017
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In other words, those who have high neuroticism feel emotions very deeply, resulting in them crying more often.
—Alexis Hobbs, Woman's Day, 9 Sep. 2020
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Adults under 30 also saw an increase in neuroticism in that period, though other age groups did not.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2022
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Similarly, videos with low agreeableness and high neuroticism tend to diffuse more and thus be more consumed.
—Quora, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
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Past research suggests that women, on average, tend to score higher in neuroticism than men.
—Cari Romm, The Cut, 25 May 2018
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People with traits like neuroticism and negative affect may be more likely to have a higher risk of dementia.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 6 Dec. 2023
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Covert narcissism is linked to neuroticism, research shows, as well as depression and paranoia.
—Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 23 Sep. 2022
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Their characters are also driven by a neuroticism Rooney painstakingly details on the page, but that doesn’t quite translate in certain scenes.
—Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 18 May 2022
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The same fiddle leaf fig that suggests neuroticism can also imply you're extraverted.
—Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2021
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Coined by Lewis Goldberg in the 1980s, the Big Five results are organized around levels of openness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
—Alex Dunham, Quartz, 12 Dec. 2022
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Meanwhile those with high neuroticism scores showed the opposite tendency.
—Francesca Gino, Scientific American, 16 June 2020
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According to the authors, people who exhibit Impostor Syndrome tend to have low self-esteem and a high degree of neuroticism.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
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And those with elevated neuroticism scores did the reverse, rating everything as bad.
—The Economist, 5 Apr. 2018
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Some sources of unhappiness that lead to distraction and mind-wandering are: fear, anxiety, neuroticism, and of course, boredom.
—Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 19 May 2022
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The researchers also noted that there was some overlap between the genes linked to insomnia and the genes linked to other mental health conditions, such as anxiety , depression and neuroticism.
—Fox News, 26 June 2017
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Armed with that kind of data, a firm could in theory tailor political messages that play on factors like people’s neuroticism or openness.
—Time, 22 Mar. 2018
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Amos Tversky was a buffalo of charisma and confidence; Daniel Kahneman was a sparrow of anxiety and neuroticism.
—Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2022
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And every woman who has suffered migraine has a story of dismissal — of being told their headaches were a symptom of anxiety or neuroticism, of not having a boyfriend, of being unable to handle the stresses of their everyday life.
—Katy Schneider, The Cut, 31 Jan. 2018
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The researchers confirmed that people who experienced ASMR had higher levels of neuroticism.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 22 Aug. 2022
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The test scores people on five traits – openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism – and was used in the election to predict the way a voter would respond to an advertisement.
—Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2018
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Negative life events, depression or anger while drinking, guilt from drinking and even certain personality traits (such as neuroticism) are all also linked to mood changes during a hangover.
—Craig Gunn, CNN, 6 Mar. 2022
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One study examined neuroticism, considered a risk factor for a host of traits that can degrade the quality of life, including depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia.
—Glenn Fleishman, Fortune, 25 June 2018
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In comparison to the control group, people who experienced ASMR had higher scores for neuroticism and openness to experience.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 22 Aug. 2022
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The survey found that different traits were linked to different behaviors in cats, for example, owners who reported that their cat had a behavior problem had higher neuroticism scores.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 2 July 2019
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The research delves into how our faces can be a roadmap to understanding traits like extroversion, neuroticism, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness.
—Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023
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