...) and a valenced unconditioned stimulus (US) changes not only the valence of the CS but also judgments about other CS features (e.g., trustworthiness ). Additionally, we assessed whether individual differences in neuroticism and agreeableness moderate these effects. In two pre-registered experiments ( N = 289...

... contribution examined whether and how this effect is moderated by Neuroticism, a personality trait articulated in facets and characterized by a high focus on valence. For this purpose, 242 participants completed an EC procedure and a comprehensive survey to assess Neuroticism. Multilevel analyses indicated...

...). In the current longitudinal study (N = 2,318), we tested whether neuroticism served as a confounding variable that accounted for the association of depression and self-esteem, using both cross-lag models and latent growth models. We found neuroticism accounted for the majority of covariance between depression...