Childhood conscientiousness and longevity: health behaviors and cause of death.
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Friedman, HS; Tucker, JS; Schwartz, JE; Martin, LR; Tomlinson-Keasey, C; Wingard, DL; Criqui, MH
Published in: J Pers Soc Psychol
April 1995
Previous research showed that conscientiousness (social dependability) in childhood predicted longevity in an archival prospective cohort study of bright children first studied by Terman in the 1920s (H. S. Friedman et al., 1993). Possible behavioral mechanisms for this robust association are now examined by gathering cause of death information and by considering the possible mediating influences of drinking alcohol, smoking, and overeating. Survival analyses (N = 1,215) suggest that the protective effect of conscientiousness is not primarily due to accident avoidance and cannot be mostly explained by abstinence from unhealthy substance intake. Conscientiousness may have more wide-ranging effects on health-relevant activities.
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J Pers Soc Psychol
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ISSN
0022-3514
Publication Date
April 1995
Volume
68
Issue
4
Start / End Page
696 / 703
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Social Responsibility
- Social Psychology
- Social Environment
- Smoking
- Prospective Studies
- Personality Development
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Longitudinal Studies
- Longevity
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Friedman, H. S., Tucker, J. S., Schwartz, J. E., Martin, L. R., Tomlinson-Keasey, C., Wingard, D. L., & Criqui, M. H. (1995). Childhood conscientiousness and longevity: health behaviors and cause of death. J Pers Soc Psychol, 68(4), 696–703. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.68.4.696
Friedman, H. S., J. S. Tucker, J. E. Schwartz, L. R. Martin, C. Tomlinson-Keasey, D. L. Wingard, and M. H. Criqui. “Childhood conscientiousness and longevity: health behaviors and cause of death.” J Pers Soc Psychol 68, no. 4 (April 1995): 696–703. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.68.4.696.
Friedman HS, Tucker JS, Schwartz JE, Martin LR, Tomlinson-Keasey C, Wingard DL, et al. Childhood conscientiousness and longevity: health behaviors and cause of death. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1995 Apr;68(4):696–703.
Friedman, H. S., et al. “Childhood conscientiousness and longevity: health behaviors and cause of death.” J Pers Soc Psychol, vol. 68, no. 4, Apr. 1995, pp. 696–703. Pubmed, doi:10.1037//0022-3514.68.4.696.
Friedman HS, Tucker JS, Schwartz JE, Martin LR, Tomlinson-Keasey C, Wingard DL, Criqui MH. Childhood conscientiousness and longevity: health behaviors and cause of death. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1995 Apr;68(4):696–703.
Published In
J Pers Soc Psychol
DOI
ISSN
0022-3514
Publication Date
April 1995
Volume
68
Issue
4
Start / End Page
696 / 703
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Social Responsibility
- Social Psychology
- Social Environment
- Smoking
- Prospective Studies
- Personality Development
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Longitudinal Studies
- Longevity