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  <p>Does neuroticism therefore go hand in hand with introversion?</p>
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<p>No, these are different dimensions of personality. One can be therefore be introverted and neurotic, or extroverted and neurotic [1].</p>

<p>With that said, there appears to be a relationship between introversion and neuroticism - a positive correlation of .3 [2]. Rather than one causing the other, it may be because both have a common cause [3].</p>

<p>[1] <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2044-8279.1961.tb02931.x/abstract" rel="nofollow">http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2044-8279.1961.tb02931.x/abstract</a>
[2]<a href="http://www.tc.umn.edu/~cdeyoung/Pubs/DeYoung_2007_BFAS_JPSP.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.tc.umn.edu/~cdeyoung/Pubs/DeYoung_2007_BFAS_JPSP.pdf</a>
[3]<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19263467" rel="nofollow">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19263467</a></p>

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<p>I'm reading <a href="http://www.psych.nmsu.edu/~ketelaar/papers_and_abstracts/affectandpersonality.pdf" rel="nofollow">this</a> paper on relations between affect and personality.</p>

<p>It seems the personality domain has been characterized in terms of two dimensions: neuroticism and extraversion.</p>

<p>How does introversion fit into this? There is a clear association between extraversion and measures of positive affect; there is a clear association between neuroticism and measures of negative affect.</p>

<p>Does neuroticism therefore go hand in hand with introversion? </p>

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Does neuroticism go hand in hand with introversion?
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# Does neuroticism go hand in hand with introversion?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-12-08)

I'm reading [this](http://www.psych.nmsu.edu/~ketelaar/papers_and_abstracts/affectandpersonality.pdf) paper on relations between affect and personality.

It seems the personality domain has been characterized in terms of two dimensions: neuroticism and extraversion.

How does introversion fit into this? There is a clear association between extraversion and measures of positive affect; there is a clear association between neuroticism and measures of negative affect.

Does neuroticism therefore go hand in hand with introversion?

**Tags:** introversion, neuroticism, extraversion


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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-12-09. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

> Does neuroticism therefore go hand in hand with introversion?

No, these are different dimensions of personality. One can be therefore be introverted and neurotic, or extroverted and neurotic [1].

With that said, there appears to be a relationship between introversion and neuroticism - a positive correlation of .3 [2]. Rather than one causing the other, it may be because both have a common cause [3].

[1] <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2044-8279.1961.tb02931.x/abstract>
[2]<http://www.tc.umn.edu/~cdeyoung/Pubs/DeYoung_2007_BFAS_JPSP.pdf>
[3]<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19263467>


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