Changes in daily manifestations of Openness to Experience during intensive cognitive‐behavioral treatment

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ID19279366
AuthorsMarie Forgeard (0000-0003-0049-5034, Department of Psychiatry McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School Belmont Massachusetts, corresponding author), Kathrin Herzhoff (0000-0002-5077-5942, Department of Psychiatry McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School Belmont Massachusetts), Eranda Jayawickreme (0000-0001-6544-7004, Department of Psychology Wake Forest University Winston‐Salem North Carolina), Eli Tsukayama (0000-0002-0468-971X, Department of Business Administration and Marketing University of Hawaii West Oahu Kapolei Hawaii), Courtney Beard (0000-0002-8321-8712, Department of Psychiatry McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School Belmont Massachusetts), Thröstur Björgvinsson (Department of Psychiatry McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School Belmont Massachusetts), Þröstur Björgvinsson (0000-0001-9353-3663, Harvard University)
Year2019
Volume87
Issue4
Pages856-870
Publication date2019-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3506 • E-ISSN: 1467-6494
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jopy.12438
PMID30317642
OpenAlexW2896180526
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited55

OBJECTIVE: Research examining relationships between trait Openness to Experience, psychopathology, and well-being has produced contradictory findings. Examining temporary manifestations of Openness may provide further insight into the interplay between Openness and symptoms in clinical populations. METHOD: = 34 years, 52% women, 83% White) taking part in 7 days of intensive treatment for acute psychopathology. Participants also completed a daily measure of depressive symptoms. RESULTS: Participants overall experienced a significant but small increase in daily Openness during treatment. Two latent classes best characterized initial levels and trajectories of Openness in this sample: medium/increase (86% of sample) and low/decrease (14%). Daily Openness negatively related to depressive symptoms over the entire course of treatment and at the daily level. Daily Openness, however, did not predict depressive symptoms from one day to the next (or vice versa). CONCLUSIONS: Results of this study contribute to the scientific understanding of positive personality change during challenging life circumstances. Future research could examine whether targeting Openness as part of treatment holds clinical value. Findings are limited by this study's short time frame and the lack of ethnoracial diversity in this sample

Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Openness to experience · Personality · Psychopathology · Trait · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology

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