Aims: To investigate whether personality traits and styles affect survival, and to explore the mechanism underlying the personality-survival association. Methods: 2347 people aged 60+ were followed for 11 years. Over this period 625 people died. Personality was assessed using a Swedish version of the modified NEO-Five Factor Inventory. Cause-specific mortality rates (cancer, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and other-causes) associated to each of the personality traits and styles (the combination of personality traits) were estimated using parametric survival models taking competing risks into account. Two potential pathways (lifestyle and health-related factors) where examined.Findings: One unit increase in extroversion was associated with 4-5% reduced CVD and other-cause mortality rates, whereas one unit increase in neuroticism was associated with 3% higher CVD and other-cause mortality rates in age, sex, and education adjusted models. No significant association was detected for openness. Moreover, none of the personality traits were associated with cancer mortality. After additional adjustment for behavioral (smoking, alcohol, leisure activities, and social network) and health related factors (body mass index, chronic diseases, and C-reactive protein) the extraversion-survival association remained, but the neuroticism-survival association was diluted. Compared with the least favorable personality style (low scores in extraversion and openness and high score in neuroticism), all other personality styles were related to decreased mortality (range: 30-46%). Conclusion: The results provide evidence that the influence of personality on survival could last into old age. Extroversion is positively associated with survival. People with the least favorable personality style have shorter survival.

INFLUENCE OF PERSONALITY TRAITS AND STYLES ON SURVIVAL: FINDINGS FROM AN OLDER ADULT SWEDISH COHORT / Rizzuto, D; Santoni, G; Mossello, E; Fratiglioni, L; Wang, H. - In: THE GERONTOLOGIST. - ISSN 0016-9013. - ELETTRONICO. - 55:(2015), pp. 125-126. [10.1093/geront/gnv509.02]

INFLUENCE OF PERSONALITY TRAITS AND STYLES ON SURVIVAL: FINDINGS FROM AN OLDER ADULT SWEDISH COHORT

Mossello, E;Fratiglioni, L;
2015

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Aims: To investigate whether personality traits and styles affect survival, and to explore the mechanism underlying the personality-survival association. Methods: 2347 people aged 60+ were followed for 11 years. Over this period 625 people died. Personality was assessed using a Swedish version of the modified NEO-Five Factor Inventory. Cause-specific mortality rates (cancer, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and other-causes) associated to each of the personality traits and styles (the combination of personality traits) were estimated using parametric survival models taking competing risks into account. Two potential pathways (lifestyle and health-related factors) where examined.Findings: One unit increase in extroversion was associated with 4-5% reduced CVD and other-cause mortality rates, whereas one unit increase in neuroticism was associated with 3% higher CVD and other-cause mortality rates in age, sex, and education adjusted models. No significant association was detected for openness. Moreover, none of the personality traits were associated with cancer mortality. After additional adjustment for behavioral (smoking, alcohol, leisure activities, and social network) and health related factors (body mass index, chronic diseases, and C-reactive protein) the extraversion-survival association remained, but the neuroticism-survival association was diluted. Compared with the least favorable personality style (low scores in extraversion and openness and high score in neuroticism), all other personality styles were related to decreased mortality (range: 30-46%). Conclusion: The results provide evidence that the influence of personality on survival could last into old age. Extroversion is positively associated with survival. People with the least favorable personality style have shorter survival.
2015
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people
Rizzuto, D; Santoni, G; Mossello, E; Fratiglioni, L; Wang, H
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