What is it about?
Using data from a large sample of U.S. adults, predictive pathways were tested between personality traits via coping styles and health-related behaviors to 10-year cumulative physiological risk for disease.
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Why is it important?
The results provide further evidence of conscientiousness’ standing as a marker of health via cumulative physiological health (i.e., allostatic load). Moreover, a greater perception of feeling active was identified as a pathway through which conscientious individuals experienced healthier physiological profiles 10 years later.
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This page is a summary of: Personality Traits, Coping, Health-related Behaviors, and Cumulative Physiological Health in a National Sample: 10 Year Prospective Effects of Conscientiousness via Perceptions of Activity on Allostatic Load, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, May 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/abm/kaaa024.
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