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  • Psychology
  • Gerontology
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Personality traits and sleep are known predictors of longevity.
  • The mediating role of sleep in the association between personality and mortality has not been previously investigated.
  • Understanding these relationships is crucial for developing targeted health interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine whether sleep mediates the relationship between personality traits and longevity.
  • To investigate the direct and indirect effects of personality on mortality risk through sleep patterns and daytime dysfunction.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study with a 20-year follow-up.
  • Utilized data from the Midlife Development in the United States cohort (N = 3,759).
  • Employed proportional hazards and structural equation modeling to analyze personality, sleep duration, daytime dysfunction, and mortality risk.

Main Results:

  • Lower conscientiousness was associated with increased death risk, mediated by quadratic sleep duration.
  • Higher neuroticism and agreeableness, and lower conscientiousness predicted increased mortality risk through combined effects of sleep duration and daytime dysfunction.
  • Lower extraversion predicted increased mortality risk indirectly via daytime dysfunction.

Conclusions:

  • Sleep duration acts as a mediator between personality traits and mortality risk.
  • Specific personality traits influence longevity through complex pathways involving sleep and daytime functioning.
  • Findings support the development of personality-based health strategies to promote longevity.