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Background: Although personality trait models have become consolidated as the hegemonic taxonomical models for describing personality and provide excellent capacity for predicting variables of psychological interest (i.e., mental disorders), there are still important gaps in our knowledge aboutwhypersonality traits predict those variables. We hypothesised that intolerance of uncertainty, anxiety sensitivity and metacognition may partially give an answer to thatwhy. Method: We analysed: (1) the relationship between those three variables and the five dimensions of the Big Five model (n= 914; 51.7% women) in Study 1, and (2) the relationship between those variables and neuroticism facets (n= 656; 55.7% women) in Study 2. Results: Intolerance of uncertainty was statistically related to the dimensions of neuroticism, extraversion, and agreeableness, while anxiety sensitivity also proved to be related to neuroticism. Both variables were related to the six facets of the neuroticism dimension (with the exception of the impulsivity facet for intolerance of uncertainty). Metacognition showed no significant relationship with any of the personality dimensions. Conclusions: The current work sheds some light on thewhyunderlying the potential relationships between personality traits and relevant behaviours, with intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety sensitivity being particularly important, especially concerning the neuroticism dimension.

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Antecedentes: Aunque los modelos de personalidad de rasgos se han consolidado como los modelos hegemónicos para describir la personalidad y tienen capacidad para predecir variables de interés psicológico (p. ej., trastornos mentales), existen lagunas acerca delpor quélos rasgos de personalidad predicen esas variables. Hipotetizamos que intolerancia a la incertidumbre, sensibilidad a la ansiedad y metacognición podrían responder parcialmente a dichopor qué. Método: Se analizó: (1) la relación entre estas tres variables y las cinco dimensiones del modeloBig Five(n= 914; 51,7% mujeres) y (2) la relación entre estas variables y las facetas del neuroticismo (n= 656; 55,7% mujeres). Resultados: La intolerancia a la incertidumbre se relacionó con neuroticismo, extraversión y amabilidad, mientras que la sensibilidad a la ansiedad mostró estar relacionada con neuroticismo. Ambas se relacionaron también con las seis facetas del neuroticismo (salvo impulsividad para la intolerancia a la incertidumbre). La metacognición no mostró relaciones significativas con ninguna de las dimensiones. Conclusiones: El presente trabajo arroja luz sobre elpor quésubyacente a las relaciones potenciales entre los rasgos de personalidad y conductas relevantes, siendo la intolerancia a la incertidumbre y la sensibilidad a la ansiedad de gran importancia, especialmente para el neuroticismo.

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Title
What Lies Beyond Personality Traits? The Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Metacognition
Publication title
Psicothema; Oviedo
Volume
37
Issue
1
Pages
50-59
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Publisher
Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos (PSICODOC)
Place of publication
Oviedo
Country of publication
Spain
Publication subject
ISSN
02149915
e-ISSN
1886144X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish; Castilian; English
Document type
Journal Article
ProQuest document ID
3165529722
Document URL
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Last updated
2025-02-12
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