The personality domains of extraversion and neuroticism are regarded as being stable
individual psychological characteristics, yet it remains unclear whether they are associated …

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 …

The idea that personality traits may influence longevity is based on the observation that
many of the leading risk factors for mortality are behavioural tendencies such as diet …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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 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 …

Objective We intended to assess the relationship between personality and survival in an
older population and to explore the role of lifestyle behaviors and health status as potential …