Five-factor personality traits and age trajectories of self-rated health: the role of question framing.
Published
Journal Article
We examined the influence of personality traits on mean levels and age trends in 4 single-item measures of self-rated health: general rating, comparison to age peers, comparison to past health, and expectations for future health. Community-dwelling participants (N = 1,683) completed 7,474 self-rated health assessments over a period of up to 19 years. In hierarchical linear modeling analyses, age-associated declines differed across the 4 health items. Across age groups, high Neuroticism and low Conscientiousness, low Extraversion, and low Openness were associated with worse health ratings, with notable differences across the 4 health items. Furthermore, high Neuroticism predicted steeper declines in health ratings involving temporal comparisons. We consider theoretical implications regarding the mechanisms behind associations among personality traits and self-rated health.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Löckenhoff, CE; Terracciano, A; Ferrucci, L; Costa, PT
Published Date
- April 2012
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 80 / 2
Start / End Page
- 375 - 401
PubMed ID
- 21299558
Pubmed Central ID
- 21299558
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1467-6494
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2011.00724.x
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States