Question

With increasing age, the trait of neuroticism tends to _____.

Answer 1

With increasing age, the trait of neuroticism tends to decline slightly.

Step-by-step explanation:

As people age, the trait of neuroticism tends to decline slightly.

Neuroticism is the tendency to experience negative emotions, such as anger, impulsiveness, and hostility. People high on neuroticism tend to have emotional instability and feel anxious and unhappy.

Research has shown that the Big Five personality factor of neuroticism tends to decrease with age, along with extroversion, while factors like conscientiousness and agreeableness tend to increase.

Answer 2

With increasing age, the trait of neuroticism tends to decline gradually until one is about fifty years old. Neurotiscism is one of the higher order personality trait in psychology. Individuals who have high neurotic level are usually moody and often experience emotions such as anger, worry, anxiety, fear, frustration, envy, jealousy and other negative emotions. Individual in this category are often unable to cope with stress and they usually perceive normal situation as threatening.