The extent to which people feel secure and unworried and how likely they are to experience negative emotions under pressure is described by which dimension?

• A. Extraversion
• B. Emotional stability
• C. Neuroticism
• D. Openness to experience

Answer: (B)

This question is about how people respond to stress and negative feelings. The dimension that captures feeling secure, unworried, and less prone to negative emotions under pressure is emotional stability. In the Big Five model, emotional stability is the counterpart to neuroticism; someone high in emotional stability tends to stay calm, steady, and less emotionally reactive under stress. Those with high neuroticism are more prone to anxiety and mood swings when things get tough. Extraversion is about sociability and energy, openness to experience concerns curiosity and flexibility, and neuroticism focuses on emotional volatility. So the description fits emotional stability.