The relation between anxious personality traits and fear generalization in healthy subjects: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews Vol. 107; pp. 320 - 328
• Main Authors: Sep, Milou S.C., Steenmeijer, Anna, Kennis, Mitzy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2019
• Subjects: Anxiety disorders; Fear conditioning; Fear generalization; Meta-analysis; Personality; Trait anxiety; Fear generalization; Personality; Trait anxiety; Anxiety disorders; Fear conditioning; Meta-analysis

•19 studies on the relation between anxious traits and fear generalization were identified.•Meta-analysis established a significant small positive correlation.•No moderating effect of age, sex, study quality, fear generalization paradigm or measurement type was found.•Trait anxiety may increase vuln...