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Neuroticism, anxiety and psychosocial development
Author(s) -
Lobel Thalma E.,
Winch Guy L.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1987.tb00726.x
Subject(s) - neuroticism , psychology , eysenck personality questionnaire , psychosocial , anxiety , clinical psychology , trait anxiety , personality , trait , developmental psychology , big five personality traits , psychiatry , extraversion and introversion , social psychology , computer science , programming language
The current study investigated the relationship between resolution of Eriksonian crises and neuroticism and trait anxiety. Eighty‐eight undergraduate students completed Constantinople's (1969) Inventory of Psychosocial Development (IPD), the Neuroticism scale from H. J. Eysenck & S. B. G. Eysenck's (1975) EPQ, and Spielberger et al. 's (1970) A‐Trait scale. Correlations for both males and females were strongly significant and in the expected direction. Successful resolution of Eriksonian crises was negatively related to maladjustment, as successful resolvers had low anxiety and neuroticism scores. The relationship between adjustment and psychosocial development is discussed.