Background It is well established that psychological distress (depression and anxiety) is
related to an increased risk of mortality. The personality trait of neuroticism, reflecting a …

We examined the association between neuroticism and mortality in a sample of 321,456
people from UK Biobank and explored the influence of self-rated health on this relationship …

Objective: To examine the influence of neuroticism and extraversion on all-cause and cause-
specific mortality over 21 years after controlling for risk factors. Methods: Participants were …

Objective The association between personality traits and mortality might differ as a function
of socioeconomic status (SES). Our aim was to evaluate the all-cause, cardiovascular …

Objective To examine if the personality traits neuroticism, extraversion, and openness to
experience are related to all-cause mortality in older adults over a follow-up period of 19 …

Background The relationship between neuroticism, depression and cardiovascular disease
(CVD) is complex and has so far not been studied in depth. The aim of this study was to …

This book reviews the literature on the Big Five and physical and mental health, focussing
on neuroticism as the personality risk factor for stress and impaired health and well-being …

Background. Neuroticism and somatic complaints are linked, and the aim of this study is to
disentangle which mechanisms may be responsible for this association. Method. In a …

Objective This systematic review sought to summarize comprehensively the research
investigating the association between facets of neuroticism and mortality risk. Methods A …

Objective: To study the association between several personality traits and all-cause
mortality. Methods: We established a historical cohort of 7216 subjects who completed the …