Mood and personality in recall of positive and negative information

The present study examined the relationships between a number of personality and mood indices, and memory bias. Results suggested that Neuroticism scores were associated with negative recall but this effect depended on current level of dysphoria. Across the sample as a whole, negative recall bias appeared to be associated with general negative affect. When the sample was divided into high and low dysphoric groups, Neuroticism predicted increased negative recall only in the high dysphoria group. These results suggest that the tendency to recall negative information may be an interactive function of depressed mood and vulnerable personality.