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Facets of conscientiousness and longevity: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study
Yannick Stephan1, Angelina R Sutin2, Martina Luchetti2
1Euromov, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Objectives:
Conscientiousness is the strongest personality predictor of longevity. The present study examined which facets of conscientiousness are the most strongly related to mortality risk in a large longitudinal sample of middle-aged and older adults.
Method:
Seven-year mortality data were obtained from participants (total N > 11,000) from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS, 2008-2014). Six facets of conscientiousness, demographic factors, disease burden, smoking and physical inactivity were assessed at baseline.
Results:
Controlling for demographic factors, every standard deviation higher order, traditionalism, virtue, and responsibility was related to an approximately 10% reduced risk of mortality; industriousness was associated with an almost 25% lower likelihood of mortality. Except for traditionalism, these associations were partially accounted by health and behavioral covariates. Self-control was not related to longevity. When all facets and the covariates were simultaneously included, only industriousness was significantly associated with mortality.
Conclusions:
The present study provides new evidence about the specific facets of conscientiousness that are related to longevity.
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