Personality may influence the risk of death, but the evidence remains inconsistent. We
examined associations between personality traits of the five-factor model (extraversion …

Objective: Personality traits predict both health behaviors and mortality risk across the life
course. However, there are few investigations that have examined these effects in a single …

Objective: This study addressed whether personality in childhood and personality in
adulthood are independent predictors of mortality risk and the extent to which behavioral …

Objective: To examine whether personality traits are related to all-cause mortality in a
general adult population in Scotland. Methods: The Edinburgh Artery Study began in 1987 …

This study examined the Big Five personality traits as predictors of mortality risk, and
smoking as a mediator of that association. Replication was built into the fabric of our design …

The authors assessed the extent to which socioeconomic status (SES) and the personality
factors termed the “big 5”(neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience …

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 …

Objective: To examine the association between personality traits and longevity. Methods:
Using the Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey, personality traits were assessed in …

Objective Personality is an important factor in determining longevity. It has been reported
that some personality traits can affect mortality via health-related behaviors, engaging in …

We examined whether personality traits are differently associated with coronary heart
disease and stroke mortality. Participants were pooled from three prospective cohort studies …