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Citation

Gazendam FJ, Kamphuis JH, Eigenhuis A, Huizenga HMH, Soeter M, Bos MGN, Sevenster D, Kindt M. Clinical Psychological Science 2015; 3(2): 175-188.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Association for Psychological Science, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/2167702614535914

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unavailable

Abstract

Although fear-learning research has tended to focus on typical responses, there is substantial individual variation in response to threat. Here, we investigated how personality is related to variability in associative fear learning. We used multilevel growth curve modeling to examine the unique and interactive effects of Stress Reaction (SR) and Harmavoidance (HA; Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire scales) and their corresponding higher-order factors on differential fear conditioning (n = 225) and extinction (n = 109; 24-48 hr later). Fear was indexed by fear potentiation of the eyeblink startle reflex. Our findings demonstrated weaker discrimination between threat and safety with high levels of SR. Subsequently, both retention of differential fear acquisition and extinction were weaker with high levels of SR and HA, thereby indicating maladaptive fear learning, whereas they were stronger with low levels of SR and high levels of HA, which suggests efficient fear learning. These findings illustrate how specific personality traits may operate to confer vulnerability or resilience for anxiety disorders.


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