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Introduction Does the kind of person we are affect whether or not we will succumb to disease? Personality In the study of personality and health, trait approaches have become pre-eminent. Longitudinal Personality—Health Research Personality and Mortality The association between childhood conscientiousness and longevity observed in the Terman Life-Cycle study spurred researchers to examine this association in other samples.
Personality and Morbidity Returning to a question asked by Hippocrates and Galen, personality researchers have used the Big Five framework to see whether there are traits that are predictive of the onset of particular diseases, and disease-specific mortality. Personality and Biomarkers A cross-sectional study of personality and health in a community-based sample of over 5, Sardinians has yielded some provocative findings.
Personality and Health Mechanisms Three mechanisms to account for personality influences on health have received particular attention: health behaviors, social relationships, and stress. Health-Behavior Mechanisms Several studies demonstrate that health-behavior mechanisms account for some of the association between personality, particularly conscientiousness, and mortality e.
Social-Relationship Mechanisms Individuals who are more socially integrated tend to have better health and to live longer Seeman, , Trauma and Stress Mechanisms Trauma exposure has been reliably shown to have long-term negative consequences for physical and mental health Felitti et al.
Multiple Mechanisms Research indicates that personality—health mechanisms include health behaviors, social relationships, and trauma. Effects of Health on Personality The experience of being in poor health is often associated with changes in mood and energy levels, and the changes that accompany illness may be associated with, and perhaps are causally related, to changes in personality.
Using Personality to Achieve Health Benefits The evidence for a link between personality and health is by now quite substantial. Future Directions Several aspects of personality—health research may attract increasing attention in the future. References Barr, E. Validity of self-reported cardiovascular disease events in comparison to medical record adjudication and a statewide hospital morbidity database: The AusDiab study.
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