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To examine the long-term health effects of impulsive personality traits and family stresses on longevity.

Psychosocial and behavioral predictors of longevity: The aging and death of the "Termites."

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To examine the long-term health effects of impulsive personality traits and family stresses on longevity.
Archival prospective cohort study design following up on gifted children from the Terman study.
Collected and coded death certificates of deceased participants.
Utilized statistical survival analyses to assess impacts of childhood personality, adult relationships, and health behaviors on longevity.
Psychosocial factors significantly predicted premature mortality.
Higher impulsivity and major family stresses linked to increased mortality risk.
Childhood personality traits and adult adjustments were key predictors of longevity.

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Longitudinal study identifies psychosocial predictors of mortality in a gifted cohort, suggesting critical health influences.

Frıedman et al. (1995) studied this question.

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