Psychological distress and Neuroticism

The temporal relationship between psychological distress and Neuroticism, both measured at two points eight months apart, was examined in a representative sample of 225 adult residents in Canberra, using cross‐lagged panel correlation and latent variable LISREL analysis. Psychological distress was assessed by the 30‐item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ‐30). Because the synchronous and autocorrelations differed significantly, the interpretation of the significant difference between the cross‐lagged correlations was problematic. The cross‐lagged path coefficients in the LISREL models were not significantly positive, suggesting that the temporal relationship between these two variables was spurious and due to error variance. The test‐retest correlation was significantly higher for Neuroticism than for the GHQ‐30, implying that Neuroticism is more a measure of a relatively stable personality characteristic and the GHQ‐30 more one of transient psychological distress

Anxiety · Distress · Neuroticism · Personality · Psychiatry · Psychological distress · Clinical Psychology · Health disparities and outcomes · Mental Health Research Topics · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Social Psychology

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