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Personality and longevity: findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study.

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Martin, P; da Rosa, G; Siegler, IC; Davey, A; Macdonald, M; Poon, LW; Georgia Centenarian Study,
Published in: Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands)
December 2006

Centenarians are thought of as unique and exceptional survivors. This study evaluated specific personality traits and configurations of traits among participants of the Georgia Centenarian Study. Two hundred and eighty five centenarians and their nominated proxies participated in this study. Self ratings and proxy informant ratings were obtained for different traits and facets of the Big-5 personality typology. Results suggested that centenarians overall had low levels of Neuroticism, but high levels of Extraversion, Competence, and Trust. When compared to centenarian self ratings, proxies provided significantly higher ratings for Neuroticism, Hostility, and Vulnerability, but lower ratings for Competence and Trust. Among Centenarians, the personality configuration of low Neuroticism, high Competence, and high Extraversion traits is over-represented relative to chance. The results confirm that centenarians show several unique single traits, but that a special combination of traits (i.e., low levels of Neuroticism, high Competence, and high Extraversion) are also notable in this group of exceptional survivors.

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Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands)

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EISSN

1574-4647

ISSN

0161-9152

Publication Date

December 2006

Volume

28

Issue

4

Start / End Page

343 / 352

Related Subject Headings

  • Gerontology
  • 52 Psychology
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 31 Biological sciences
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
  • 06 Biological Sciences
 

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Martin, P., da Rosa, G., Siegler, I. C., Davey, A., Macdonald, M., Poon, L. W., & Georgia Centenarian Study, . (2006). Personality and longevity: findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study. Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 28(4), 343–352. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-006-9022-8
Martin, Peter, Grace da Rosa, Ilene C. Siegler, Adam Davey, Maurice Macdonald, Leonard W. Poon, and Leonard W. Georgia Centenarian Study. “Personality and longevity: findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study.Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands) 28, no. 4 (December 2006): 343–52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-006-9022-8.
Martin P, da Rosa G, Siegler IC, Davey A, Macdonald M, Poon LW, et al. Personality and longevity: findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study. Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands). 2006 Dec;28(4):343–52.
Martin, Peter, et al. “Personality and longevity: findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study.Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands), vol. 28, no. 4, Dec. 2006, pp. 343–52. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s11357-006-9022-8.
Martin P, da Rosa G, Siegler IC, Davey A, Macdonald M, Poon LW, Georgia Centenarian Study. Personality and longevity: findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study. Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands). 2006 Dec;28(4):343–352.
Journal cover image

Published In

Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands)

DOI

EISSN

1574-4647

ISSN

0161-9152

Publication Date

December 2006

Volume

28

Issue

4

Start / End Page

343 / 352

Related Subject Headings

  • Gerontology
  • 52 Psychology
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 31 Biological sciences
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
  • 06 Biological Sciences