Pathogen (but not other) threat attenuates the extraversion-positive affect link

• Published in: Personality and individual differences Vol. 213; p. 112305
• Main Authors: Han, Hyunseop, Kim, Jinseok P., Shin, Ji-eun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2023
• Subjects: Extraversion; Happiness; Pathogen threat; Positive affect; Pathogen threat; Happiness; Extraversion; Positive affect

Extraversion is one of the most powerful predictors of happiness. From an evolutionary perspective, however, it is unlikely that a personality trait is unconditionally beneficial. The present research examined whether extraversion's ‘happiness advantage’ diminishes in the presence of pathogen t...