Chunk #35 — CAUSAL LINKS BETWEEN NEUROTICISM AND ADVERSE OUTCOMES — Causal Links Between Neuroticism and Mental Disorders — 2. Neuroticism, stressful events, and social support
experimenters blind to neuroticism scores (Bolger & Zuckerman, 1995; Gunthert et al., 1999; Hankin et al., 2005; Kendler et al., 2003; Magnus et al., 1993; Suls & Martin, 2005; van Os et al., 2001). The higher frequency of stressful events in the lives of persons with high levels of neuroticism is important because it is likely that stressful life events precipitate a range of mental disorders (Ehring, Ehlers, & Glucksman, 2006; Kendler et al., 2004; Parslow, Jorm, & Christensen, 2006).
