Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	117272
Country	Malaysia

Category	Psychiatry
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Personality traits and preoperative anxiety: Interpreting individual differences in pain perception
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Ming-Da Wang
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Ming-Da Wang, PhD, Researcher, Faculty of Education, National University of Malaysia, Jalan Bangi, Selangor 43600, Malaysia. p121299@siswa.ukm.edu.my
Key Words	Preoperative anxiety; Pain perception; Personality traits; Conscientiousness; Emotional stability; Surgical patients; Lebanon; Anesthesia; Patient-centered care
Core Tip	This commentary introduces a precision-psychological framework that reinterprets preoperative anxiety as a stable expression of personality rather than a situational reaction. By viewing emotional stability and conscientiousness as regulatory systems instead of risk markers, it proposes the concept of psychological calibration, aligning temperament and cognition with surgical context. Integrating brief personality-based screening into perioperative care can personalize anxiety management, reduce medication dependence, and strengthen the bridge between emotional science and clinical medicine.
Citation	Wang MD. Personality traits and preoperative anxiety: Interpreting individual differences in pain perception. World J Psychiatry 2026; In press

Received	2025-12-03 01:00
Peer-Review Started	2025-12-03 01:00
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-12-11 07:48
Return for Revision	2025-12-11 07:48
Revised	2025-12-17 07:45
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Second Decision by Editor	2026-01-30 02:29
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-01-30 07:33
Articles in Press	2026-01-30 07:33
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