Feelings as a currency of care: A role for agreeableness in emotional reactivity
Michael D. Robinson,
Roberta L. Irvin,
Hamidreza Fereidouni
et al.
Abstract:Objective and BackgroundThe personality trait of agreeableness is linked to a number of core tendencies (e.g., empathy, warmth) that operate in a feeling‐based manner. Following considerations of this type, it is proposed that the motivations and characteristics of agreeable individuals, relative to disagreeable individuals, should render them more receptive to emotional events and more responsive to them for this reason.MethodPotential links between agreeableness and emotional reactivity were assessed in two … Show more
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