The relation between anxious personality traits and fear generalization in healthy subjects: A systematic review and meta-analysis

ConclusionsThe identified robust relation suggests that people who score high on anxious personality have a somewhat stronger tendency to generalize fear to safe or novel situations. This might explain their vulnerability to anxiety disorders mechanistically, yet future (prospective) studies are warranted to confirm the hypothesized directionality of this effect.
Source: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews - Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research