Reappraisal Success, Fluency, and Flexibility As a Function of the Personality Traits Openness and Conscientiousness

We shall assess how personality predicts reappraisal fluency, flexibility, and success when reappraising an anxiety-eliciting event. We expect that while both openness and conscientiousness will predict reappraisal success, openness will positively correlate with flexibility (number of different reappraisal tactics) while conscientiousness will positively correlate with fluency (number of distinct reappraisals).